The Armenian Genocidealso known as the Armenian Holocaust,the Armenian Massacres and, traditionally by Armenians, as Medz Yeghern ,was the Ottomon Govt's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects inside their historic homeland, which lies within the territory constituting the present-day Republic of Turkey
The total number of people killed as a result has been estimated at between 600,000 to 1.5 million. The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day Ottoman authorities rounded up and arrested, subsequently executing, some 250 Intellectuals and Community Leaders in Constantinople
The genocide was carried out during and after World War I and implemented in two phases -
More than 20 nations -- including France and Russia -- have so far recognised the Armenian genocide, a definition supported by numerous historians
The total number of people killed as a result has been estimated at between 600,000 to 1.5 million. The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915, the day Ottoman authorities rounded up and arrested, subsequently executing, some 250 Intellectuals and Community Leaders in Constantinople
The genocide was carried out during and after World War I and implemented in two phases -
- the wholesale killing of the able-bodied male population through massacre and subjection of army conscripts to forced labour
- deportation of women, children, the elderly and infirm on death marches leading to the Syrian Desert. Driven forward by military escorts, the deportees were deprived of food and water and subjected to periodic robbery, rape, and massacre
More than 20 nations -- including France and Russia -- have so far recognised the Armenian genocide, a definition supported by numerous historians
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