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German Foreign Office Warns Lawmakers With Turkish Roots Off Turkey

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The German Foreign Office warned lawmakers of Turkish origin against travelling to Turkey after a decision on Armenian genocide, German media reported Saturday.

Law makers vote to recognise the Armenian genocide after a debate during the 173rd sitting of the Bundestag, the German lower house of parliament, in Berlin on June 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The German Foreign Office warned lawmakers of Turkish origin against travelling to Turkey after a parliament vote on Armenia genocide drove a wedge between Berlin and Ankara, German media reported Saturday.

A resolution initiated by a cross-party group of lawmakers was passed nearly unanimously earlier in June. It labeled the 1915-1916 massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, angering the Turkish president who accused the 11 lawmakers of Turkish descent of having tainted blood.

"It is unspeakable to know that you cannot fly there anymore," Aydan Ozoguz, minister of state for migration, was quoted by Der Spiegel magazine as saying.

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Some of the lawmakers have received death threats, according to the outlet, including Cem Ozdemir, the motion’s co-author and leader of the Green party.

"Naturally, I now wonder what happens if anyone snaps and tries to take the law into their own hands," Ozdemir said.

According to the magazine, some of German parliamentarians have called off their official visits to Turkey, and one has moved parents from their holiday cottage in Turkey to a hotel in another city.

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