▁that ▁such ▁a ▁decision ▁would ▁be ▁ir r ational ▁and ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁government ▁en act ed ▁similar ▁measures ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁against ▁the ▁previous ▁ 2 9 ▁countries ▁that ▁had ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁recall ing ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Amb assador ▁in ▁Berlin ▁back ▁to ▁Turkey ▁( though ▁pres umably ▁on ▁a ▁temporary ▁basis ). ▁The ▁German ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Turkey ▁was ▁also ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁strong ▁condem n ation ▁that ▁refused ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁decision ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁Turkey ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁only ▁histor ians ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁say ▁on ▁historical ▁events , ▁not ▁parliament ari ans . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁expected ▁that ▁Germany ▁would ▁enter ▁Turkey ' s ▁' red ▁list ' ▁of ▁states ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁follow ▁close ▁partners hips ▁with , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁defence ▁and ▁industry ▁on ▁a ▁temporary ▁basis . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Parliament ' s ▁decision , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁critic ising ▁Germany ▁and ▁claim ing ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁past ▁historical ▁event ▁that ▁the ▁Turkish ▁people ▁are ▁ash amed ▁of . ▁He ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁decision ▁' fault y ' ▁and ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁Turkey ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁its ▁legit im acy . ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N uman ▁Kurt ul