Protesters outside the German Consulate in Istanbul Source: AAP
The Australian parliament is being urged to follow Germany's lead and recognise the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War One as genocide. The call comes from an Armenian-Australian community group, after the German parliament passed a resolution designating the deaths as the most serious of war crimes.A Turkish-community organisation says Australia has no business taking a position on the issue.
The Australian parliament is being urged to follow Germany's lead and recognise the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War One as genocide. The call comes from an Armenian-Australian community group, after the German parliament passed a resolution designating the deaths as the most serious of war crimes.A Turkish-community organisation says Australia has no business taking a position on the issue.
