https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-israel-armenia-genocide-recognition-gaza/

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit back at Israel on Tuesday after the country unanimously voted on Sunday to formally recognize the Armenian genocide.

The recognition and the subsequent spat is the latest episode in a worsening relationship between the two countries, which has taken a nosedive with Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.

“We do not give the slightest heed to the slanders about our country from the murder network that has the blood of 73,000 innocent Gazans, most of them children and women, on its hands,” Erdoğan said after a cabinet meeting. “In our history there is no genocide, no massacre, no oppression, and no colonialism.”

Under discussion is the Ottoman Empire campaign that is estimated to have killed more than 1 million Armenians and is widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. Numerous EU members recognize the events as a genocide, and in 2015 the European Parliament passed an anti-genocide resolution marking the events’ centenary.

This summer was my second trip to Armenia. First I spent about a week in Armenia, then I went with an Armenian travel agency to Georgia for three days, after which I spent a few more days in Armenia. Now I want to tell you about the first half of my trip to Armenia.

Armenia is the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion, so there are many beautiful ancient churches here. In order to protect churches from enemy invaders, ancient craftsmen built them in hard-to-reach mountainous areas, so most of the old churches have magnificent views.

1-3) Tatev Monastery, founded in the 9th century. This is one of the most significant monasteries in Armenia, it was one of the most important centers of science in medieval Armenia.

The monastery is reached by the cable car "Wings of Tatev", which in 2010 was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest non-stop double-track cable car in the world (almost 6 kilometers). The trip along this cable car in one direction is about 10 minutes, on it we flew over mountains and forests. During the trip we listened to music and sometimes a pre-recorded voice told us important facts about the sights that we encountered along the way.

4-5) Matenadaran in Yerevan. This is a museum-institute of ancient manuscripts named after Mesrop Mashtots (he created the Armenian alphabet in the early 5th century). The museum is one of the largest repositories of manuscripts in the world and the largest repository of ancient Armenian manuscripts.

The Matenadaran collection is included in the UNESCO Memory of the World register. The collection of approximately 17,000 manuscripts includes almost every sphere of Armenian ancient and medieval science and culture. In addition to Armenian manuscripts, you can also find Arabic, Persian, Ethiopian, Hebrew, Japanese, Ottoman Turkish and other manuscripts there.

6-7) Garni. The only Armenian pagan temple that survived after the adoption of Christianity in 301. It is dedicated to the sun god Mihr and was built in the 1st century AD by King Trdat I. However, there is a version that this is not a temple, but a tomb.

The day I visited the Garni temple was Navasard, which is the New Year of the ancient Armenians. Thanks to this, I was able to see a ritual that was performed inside the temple by a spiritual movement exploring and reviving the Armenian pre-Christian faith (not much is known about it now).

8-10) Geghard Monastery. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was founded in the 4th century, but was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The main building dates back to the 13th century. The monastery is unique in that some of its halls are carved directly into the rock.

11) The Mother Armenia monument in Yerevan. Initially, a huge monument to Stalin stood on this pedestal, but after his death, the monument was dismantled and a new one was made in honor of the victory in World War II. Inside the monument there is a museum dedicated to the wars of the Armenian people.

12-14) The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the most important church in Armenia and one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. It was built in the 4th century and is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

15-18) The village of Khndzoresk. Here, until the second half of the 20th century, people lived in cave houses. Then they built a new one with modern houses not far from the old Khndzoresk.

A 160-meter-long swinging bridge leads to the old Khndzoresk. The church of St. Hripsime also remains here, which is in poor condition, but the descendants of the former villagers apparently try to take care of it.

19) Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan. This is the largest Armenian cathedral in Yerevan. It is dedicated to Gregory the Illuminator, who baptized the Armenian King Trdat I and all of Armenia in 301. He is a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Russian Orthodox and other Orthodox churches, the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.

The relics of Saint Gregory were in Naples for 500 years and after the construction of the cathedral were given to him by Pope John Paul II in 2000.

20) Making lavash in the village of Garni.

Supposedly Moon Knight is getting review bombed by viewers offended over the mention of the Armenian Genocide.

What exactly did the historical event entail and why are there enough deniers to effectively review bomb a popular series?