January, 1915 - Russians obliterate Enver's troops. Armenian soldiers in the Turkish army are disarmed and killed in cold blood or used for target practice

February 26, 1915 - The War Minister, Enver Pasha, sets up a secret meeting with 75 top ranking Ittihadists, where he finalizes his plans to exterminate the Armenians.

April 8, 1915 - The genocide begins, the Turks march into the city of Zeitun where they deport and massacre the Armenians living in the city.

April 15, 1915 - Enver sends a secret order to local governments with the order of exterminating the Armenians living in Turkey.

April 15-18, 1915 - The Turkish army destroys eighty villages and kill over 24,000 in the city of Van.

May 16, 1915 - A law is enacted which give the Turks the right to take the homes belonging to the deported Armenians.

June 1, 1915 - 12,000 Armenian soldiers are massacred in Balu.

June 12-August 19, 1915 - Mass deportations and killings occur in many different Turkish cities.

February 9, 1916 - The United States sets up the days April 21 and 22 as days to financially support the Armenians that were deported.

March 7, 1916 - The Turkish Minister of the Interior send a cable to Aleppo Prefecture ordering the extermination of children at military installations.

August 19, 1916 - The national Armenian Constitution of 1863 is abolished, in violation of Article 61 of the Treaty of Berlin which was about the concerns religious freedom.

January 1, 1917 - The government of Turkey condemns the Treaty of Berlin containing article 61.

March, 1918 - The Treaty of Brest Litovsk is signed between Turkey and Russia

March 18, 1918 - The Armenian National Council announces itself to be the only administrative body of the small territory of Russian Armenia.

June 4, 1918 - The Treaty of Peace and Friendship is signed by Ottoman Turkey and the Republic of Armenia, which provided for peace and eternal friendship.

October 30, 1918 - Global estimates of the number of Armenians killed is close to 1,500,000.

Victims

The victims of the Armenian Genocide were the Armenians living in Turkey from 1915 to 1916.

What Happened?

When World War I started the Ottoman Empire sided with the Central Powers. They planned to defeat Russia in the Battle of Sarikamis, but they were almost completely annihilated. This defeat was blamed on the Armenians because instead of being loyal to the Ottoman Empire they sided with the Russians, and so the deportation and execution of the Armenians began.

How did it end?

The Armenian Genocide ended when the Armenians were given amnesty and the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ismail Janbolat, is put in charge of the return of the remaining Armenian deportees.

What happened to those responsible?

After Being Defeated in World War 1 the Ottoman Empire was abolished. Enver Pasha was tried in absentia and was sentenced to death, but he fled to Berlin and later died by a wound that he received when leading a cavalry charge.

What happened to those who were attacked?

The number as to how many Armenians were killed and deported during that period of time is very contreversial. The numbers range from 600,000 to as many as 1,500,000. The Armenian population survived the tragic events but it was nothing but a mere fraction of what it used to be.

Is it a "recognized" genocide?

Yes, it is a recognized genocide by twenty one countries, although the Republic of Turkey does not accept the term "genocide" as the correct term to describe what happened during that period of time.

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