The United States House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923 as a genocide, a symbolic but historic vote instantly denounced by Turkey. The Democratic-controlled House voted 405-11 in favour of the resolution. The Ottoman Empire was centered in present-day Turkey.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The vote marked the first time in 35 years that such legislation was considered in the full House, underscoring widespread frustration in Congress with the Turkish Government, from both Democrats and President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans. </span><br />