Fueling speculation was Putin's backing of Armenia's genocide claims against Turkey, and Ankara's refusal to attend Moscow's World War II commemorations
Comments comes amid continuing diplomatic fallout over growing number of countries recognizing mass killings of Armenians as genocide
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians escaped mass deportations and slaughter of early 1900's by forced conversion to Islam; some Armenian children were also adopted by Turkish families
Senior Turkish official warns political, military steps will be taken if word 'genocide' is used
Armenian Christian officer's memoirs contradict Turkey’s official version that only Turks fought at Battle of Gallipoli, as well as Islamist interpretation of events
Push in West to build momentum for broader recognition of 'genocide' comes less than two months before parliamentary elections in Turkey
Harassment follows Erdogan speech warning people to beware of atheist terrorists, accusing them of conspiring to overthrow government
Government is accused of forcing festival organizers to withdraw a Kurdish documentary; controversy has resulted in all festival competitions being cancelled.
Pope Francis says killing of as many as 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks about time of World War I was 'first genocide of the 20th century'
Critics say election candidate choices in ruling AK party show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continuing to wield influence
Move, part of upcoming state visit by President Erdogan to Tehran, comes as international sanctions against Iran could soon be eased
Turkish authorities banned access earlier Monday to Twitter, YouTube after platforms were used to display photographs of slain prosecutor
Republican People’s Party takes unprecedented step of allowing members to elect more than half of its candidates for June's upcoming election
Surge in political violence likely to stir memories of earlier periods of Turkish instability, observers say
Stance comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being seen as moving closer to generals
Warning comes amid growing concerns inside Turkey that it will be sucked into a sectarian conflict with its neighbor
Coming ahead of June general election, legislation causing widespread concern it will be used to crack down on political dissent
Epic struggle will decide which candidates AK Party will run in June's parliamentary election, and that outcome could determine fate of entire nation
Both men are founders of ruling AK party and have been close political allies, though this dispute marks a new chapter in their dialogue
Call made in letter to Kurds celebrating Nowruz, or new year, in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast
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