What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 1915 – 1923
- Kind
- Genocide
- Deaths
- 1,200,000 (700,000–1,700,000)
- Coordinates
- 41.00° N, 29.00° E
- Description
- systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I implemented by the Ottoman authorities through mass murder
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Armenian genocide
Systematic campaign in the Ottoman Empire
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches from the Turkish-dominated Anatolia to the Syrian desert and the forced Islamization of others, primarily women and ch…
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The source
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- The 20 Hunchakian gallows15 Jun 1915 · Massacre · Deaths 20
- Armenian genocide: deportation of Armenian notables from Istanbul begins24 Apr 1915 · Event
- Constantinople Agreement18 Mar 1915 · Treaty
- Ottoman-German Alliance2 Aug 1914 · Treaty
- Greek genocide1913 · Genocide · Deaths 900,000
- Treaty of Constantinople29 Sep 1913 · Treaty
- Bombing of Constantinople in World War I9 Jul 1917 · Military operation
- 1913 Ottoman coup d'état23 Jan 1913 · Coup