While acknowledging that thousands of Armenians did indeed perish in the wane of the Ottoman empire, Turkey insists that the number of victims is exaggerated and attributes the killings to the turbulent times of World War I.
Iako priznaje da je hiljade Jermena zaista stradalo na izmaku Otomanskog carstva, Turska ističe da je broj žrtava preuveličan i pripisuje ubistva turbulentnim vremenima Prvog svetskog rata.