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What happened to the Armenians during WW1?
Armenian Genocide. Contents. The Armenian genocide was the systematic killing and deportation of Armenians by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. In 1915, during World War I, leaders of the Turkish government set in motion a plan to expel and massacre Armenians.
Why didn’t Turkey attack Armenia?
Turks only attacked back. Turkey applied twice to prove war crimes armenians did and made a request to open archieves. Armenia refused twice. Turkey opened some of its archieves. The photos on İnternet is from Turkish goverment archieves.
How did the Young Turks get rid of the Armenian Question?
Vartkes will also tortured and murdered near Urfa, in Garakeupri. The Young Turks leaders believed that even losing the war, they succeed in permanently get rid of the Armenian Question. Proof, Mustafa Kemal turned defeat into victory in 1918, driving the Armenian survivors (excluding new massacres organized by Topal Osman).
Why did the Ottomans decide to evacuate Armenians from Syria?
Ottoman Empire decided immediately to send the Armenian population of the area to Syria and to evacuate Armenians from the region for security reasons. During their way to Syria, many terrible things occurred such as Armenian women raped, stolen, killed etc.
What happened to the Armenians in Mesopotamia?
After that, ordinary Armenians were turned out of their homes and sent on death marches through the Mesopotamian desert without food or water. Frequently, the marchers were stripped naked and forced to walk under the scorching sun until they dropped dead.
Why did the Turkish government want to remove Armenians from Eastern Front?
As the war intensified, Armenians organized volunteer battalions to help the Russian army fight against the Turks in the Caucasus region. These events, and general Turkish suspicion of the Armenian people, led the Turkish government to push for the “removal” of the Armenians from the war zones along the Eastern Front.