Decision to exterminate Armenians

The Young Turk Central Committee decided to exterminate the Armenians between 20 and 25 March 1915. This takes place during World War I. The Armenians are forcibly deported to Syria, many die en route, and others are massacred. Estimates of the total death numbers vary from 200.000 (Turkish) to 2 million (Armenian). European and US scholars have estimated 600.000 died, more recent studies estimates close to 1 million. The events and facts are still studied and disputed.

Armenian civilians, escorted by armed Ottoman soldiers, are marched through Harput to a prison April 1915.

Sources and more information

http://www.massviolence.org/The-Extermination-of-Ottoman-Armenians-by-the-Young-Turk-Regime?decoupe_recherche=Armenia&artpage=4-17
http://www.massviolence.org/spip.php?page=recherche&recherche=Armenia
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/17/arts/television/17stan.html?_r=0&ei=5090&en=42703f4960edef66&ex=1302926400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/1915/bryce/a14.htm

 

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