U.S., Turkish Presidents Speak Amid Speculation Over Possible Biden Recognition Of Armenian Killings As Genocide April 23, 2021 at 3:57 pm News Armenian News Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Joe Biden has spoken by phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid speculation that the U.S president will recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide.