The resolution calling the events of 1915 a SO-CALLED genocide passed the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs in a 23-22 vote on Thursday.

Shortly after the measure passed the committee voting, the Turkish government said in a statement that Ambassador Namık Tan was beıng recalled to Ankara for consultations.

"We condemn this resolution which charges the Turkish nation with a crime that it did not commit," the statement said.

Turkish government also expressed concern that the non-binding resolution could damage Turkish-U.S. relations and efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia.

Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols last October to normalize relations, however, parliaments of the two countries have not passed them yet.

Turkey strongly rejects genocide allegations and regards the events as civil strife in wartime that claimed the lives of many Turks and Armenians