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The Extermination |
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The decision to annihilate the entire population came directly from the Young Turks. The actual extermination orders were given in coded telegrams to all state governors throughout Turkey. Armed collections began on the April 24, 1915, as 300 Armenian political leaders, educators, writers, clergy and dignitaries in Constantinople (present day Istanbul) were taken from their homes, jailed and tortured, then later hanged or shot. |
Armenian Men |
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Next, there were large-scale arrests of Armenian men throughout the country by Turkish soldiers. The men were tied together with ropes in small groups, then taken to the outskirts of their town and shot dead. Local Turks and Kurds armed with knives and sticks often joined in on the killings. |
Armenian Women, Children and the Elderly |
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Then, it was the turn or Armenian women, children and the elderly. On very short notice, they were ordered to pack a few belongings and be ready to leave their homes, under the pretext that they were being relocated to a non-military zone for their own safety. They were actually being taken on death marches heading toward the Syrian Desert. Muslim Turks who assumed instant ownership of everything, quickly occupied most of the homes and villages left behind by the Armenians. Children were taken away from their Armenian families and instantly became “Turkified.” This meant that they were forced to denounce their Christianity by becoming Muslim and were given Turkish names. |
Death Marches |
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The death marches continued, involving over a million Armenians. Indirect routes through mountains and wilderness areas were purposely chosen in order to prolong the march. The food supplies the Armenians were carrying quickly ran out and they were usually denied any more food or water. Anyone who stopped to rest or was lagging behind the caravan was ruthlessly beaten until they rejoined the march. If they couldn’t, they would be shot. Other demeaning common practices were forced upon the Armenians on these death marches. They forced them to remove all their clothing and continue on the march naked under the scorching heat of the sun until they dropped dead from exhaustion and dehydration. |
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This video is a clip taken from the Armenica Genocide documentary, "Screamers." It shows what the denial of the Armenian Genocide has led to in todays world. Help recognize the Genocide to help stop future Genocides. |
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