Turkey protests vote

Turkey recalled its ambassador to protest a congressional committee

What happened

Turkey recalled its ambassador to the U.S. on Thursday to protest a congressional committee’s approval of a resolution calling World War I–era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the measures—which the Bush administration strongly opposes—“has no validity.” The next sign of its disapproval is expected to come next week when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Edrogan asks lawmakers to authorize the military to cross the border to chase Kurdish extremists into Iraq.

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