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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Collection of facts about the Armenian genocide

This post is a collection of facts about the Armenian genocide (1915-1917). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Armenian massacres in 1890s and 1909
• Committed by Ottoman Empire during World War I
• Began during invasion into Russian and Persian territory
• Ordered by Talaat Pasha
• Armenian intellectuals deported from Constantinople in 1915
• Death marches to Syria
• Forced religious conversion to Islam
• Continued during the Turkish War of Independence by Turkish nationalists
• 600,000 to 1,500,000 deaths