"So far, we have not considered the question of deportation, but if Armenian Diaspora continues to exert pressure, we could imagine ourselves capable of doing that," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a SPIEGEL interview.

"When a journalist uses the word Genocide, he should take a careful look at the issue first. There can be no talk of Genocide against the Armenians. Genocide is a legal term," the Prime Minister noted.

Commenting on SPIEGEL question on further inflaming a difficult debate by mentioning the possibility of deportation of all Armenians working illegally in Turkey, Erdogan said: "It saddens me that you see it this way. I talked about what we could do. For years, we have tolerated Armenians without residence permits. All I said was that this doesn't always have to be the case. The problem of illegal workers is discussed openly all over the world, but when someone in Turkey makes such a statement, people feel troubled."