The majority of Germans support the resolution which the Bundestag passed, and which defines the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
The data publicized by the German ARD media company show that 74 percent of respondents are in favor of this resolution, whereas 18 percent said this decision was a wrong step.
Furthermore, 57 percent of respondents expressed the view that the adoption of this resolution could have a negative impact on Turkish-German relations.
A total of 91percent believe that Turkey cannot be trusted as a partner, whereas solely 7 percent of respondents considered this country to be reliable.
The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, on Thursday formally recognized the Armenian Genocide, with the aforesaid resolution and with only one vote against and one abstention. The resolution also notes that the Bundestag regrets that the German government at the time did nothing to stop this crime against humanity, and therefore the Bundestag also acknowledges the respective historical accountability of Germany.