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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

Open quoteThis is a racist and discriminatory approach, and if you cannot see this, then you are deaf to the footsteps of fascism in Europe. Close quote

  • RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN,
  • Turkish Prime Minister, on the bill passed by France's Parliament making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule was genocide; the penalty is a year in jail and a fine of $57,000
Photo: Burhan Ozbilici / AP | Source: BBC