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German MPs of Turkish Origin Get Death Threats After Armenian Genocide Vote

© AFP 2023 / ODD ANDERSENLaw makers vote to recognise the Armenian genocide after a debate during the 173rd sitting of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on June 2, 2016
Law makers vote to recognise the Armenian genocide after a debate during the 173rd sitting of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on June 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The recognition of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide resulted in all members of the German Bundestag with Turkish roots now fearing for their lives, German newspaper Zeit Online wrote.

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After the Bundestag recognized the annihilation of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, all German deputies of Turkish origin have been threatened with death, the newspaper wrote.

For instance, "Green party" member Özkan Mutlu said in an interview with German television that all eleven members of the German parliament with Turkish roots are now facing an unprecedented amount of death threats.

Earlier, Ankara's mayor published an image on Twitter depicting all the deputies. The picture has been shared by thousands of social media users, with many of them saying that the politicians deserve death.

The situation has also been fueled by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who not only criticized the decision of the Bundestag, but also accused the deputies of allegedly belonging to Kurdistan's Working Party (PKK) which is banned in Turkey, the newspaper wrote.

According to German media, Erdogan has also stated that the MPs of Turkish origin who voted in favor of the resolution have "tainted" blood and demanded to test their blood in a lab.

Mutlu fears that some Turks might perceive such position of the Turkish authorities as a call to action.

"So many have been killed in Turkey by the hands of madmen," the politician stated.

Many Turkish media outlets took up the critical tone of the president and published articles, opposing the decision of the German government.

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For example, the pro-government newspaper Star depicted German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a Hitler mustache and the caption "All for the PKK", while Turkish newspaper Hürriyet headlined its publication on this subject, "Shame on you."

The German Bundestag adopted a resolution on June 2, qualifying the mass extermination of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 as genocide. After the discussion, which lasted more than an hour, deputies almost unanimously approved the joint draft resolution submitted by the parliamentary groups of the CDU / CSU bloc, the SPD and the "Green".

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