Erdogan slams Merkel for failure to prevent Armenian genocide vote

Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sharply critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel for failing to stop a vote recognizing the 1915 killing of Armenians as genocide and did not rule out sanctions, in remarks published Saturday. Erdogan said he did not understand why German Chancellor Angela Merkel had failed to whip her…