Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes for the French people to oppose the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
“France in the Renaissance was guided by reason. France under Sarkozy rule is based on dogmas, prejudices and nonsense,” Erdgogan said in televised remarks.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial with 127 votes for and 86 against. To be signed into law within 14 days, the bill will impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
