ArmInfo. Ankara is ready to recognize the genocide of the Native Americans in response to the decision of the US Senate on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. According to the Haberturk publication, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this.
He called death of the indigenous population the shame of America. "They completely destroyed them, killing and enslaving them. Why not all massacres can be called genocide? How can you keep silent about this when you talk about America? This is a dark page in the history of the United States," he said, noting that the politicians and not historians should take the decision.
Erdogan also touched upon Frenchmen, who, according to the Turkish leader, are responsible for the massacres in Algeria and the slave trade in Senegal.
To recall, the US Senate unanimously approved a resolution on recognition of the Armenian Genocide on December 12, which emphasizes that US policy is to recognize the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. In October this year, the lower house of Congress - the House of Representatives, overwhelmingly recognized the Armenian Genocide. 405 congressmen voted for the resolution, 11-against.