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ECHR rules Turkey to pay 1 million euros to main opposition CHP

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) 1 million euros for pecuniary damages over the confiscation of a substantial portion of the party's assets by the Constitutional Court following an inspection of its accounts for the years 2007 to 2009.

Germany uncertain about 1915 'genocide,' despite president's remarks

Despite German President Joachim Gauck?s recent comments and Turkey?s official reaction, the German parliament?s stance on using the word ?genocide? for the killings of Armenian citizens at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 remains uncertain, with Turkish academic Hüseyin Ba?c? saying Germany?s thoughts on the issue were mixed.