Turkish prosecutor declines to charge activists over Armenian Genocide commemoration A prosecutor in Istanbul says use of the word “genocide” to describe the World War I-era massacres of Armenians is “offensive” but protected speech. Ayla Jean Yackley Jun 4, 2018
As ties with Turkey suffer, Israel moves to recognize Armenian genocide Some Armenians have complained that the sensitive issue has become a "political football" in Israel. Joshua Kucera May 21, 2018
Turkey opens criminal probe of Armenian lawmaker for ‘insulting’ speech The MP has been trying to get Turkey to formally recognize the Armenian genocide. Ayla Jean Yackley May 18, 2018
Uzbekistan's Morality Guardians Claim Win as Turkish Soap is Dropped from Air The government's ban should not be read in an exclusively religious register. Mar 9, 2018
Turkey-Armenia Ties Growing, Even As Historical Dispute Thwarts Reconciliation Ayla Jean Yackley Apr 24, 2017
Turkish Prime Minister’s Office Grapples with Genocide Controversy “If one accepts that what happened [in recent decades] in Bosnia and Africa were genocides, it is impossible not to call what happened to Armenians in 1915 genocide, too.” Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 16, 2015