Turkey vehemently denies the genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians died during a period of several years, beginning in 1915.

Turkey later denied they'd moved troops into Iraq.

Turkey denies committing violations on such a scale.

Turkey denied the validity of the Greek claim.

Turkey denied the allegations that it had sent rations to Gaddafi, as did the company whose label was found on the ration packages.

Turkey has always denied the allegations.

And Turkey denies the very existence of the 10 million Kurds within its border.

Under pressure from Britain, Turkey denied the refugees permission to come ashore.

Turkey denies the massacre of one-third of the Armenian population in the past.

Turkey, Israel and the United States firmly deny its existence.