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Boycott
A Turkish boycott of Armenian businesses is declared by the Ittihadists. -
Negotiations
Negotiations are started between the Turkish and German Imperial governments. -
War is declared
Germany declares war on russia, begining WW1. -
Burning of Armenian shops
1,080 shops owned by Armenians are burned in the city of Diyarbekir. The reknown monastery of Zeitun is burned by Turkish soldiers. -
Looting Women
Bands of chetes begin looting, violating women and children, and large-scale murdering in Erzerum Province -
War declared on Ottoman empire
Russia formally declares war against the Ottoman Empire. -
The village of Otsni in Erzerum Province
The village of Otsni in Erzerum Province is attacked at night by chete forces. The local Armenian priest and many other Armenians are killed. Every house is looted. The first attacks by chete forces on the Armenian villages of Erzerum are reported. -
Murders Began
The beginning of a series of isolated murders to terrorize the Armenian population. -
Armenians are overworked causing death
Armenians are put to use as porters of army supplies in Erzerum, Trebizond, and Sivas Provinces under the worst of cold winter conditions for the purpose of letting them die of overwork and illness. -
Crosses turned to Crescents.
Foreign missionaries abandon the interior of Turkey as crosses on missions are broken by the Turks and replaced by crescents. -
Children exterminated
Minister of the Interior, sends a cable to the Aleppo Prefecture, ordering the extermination of children at military installations. -
Government of Turkey condemns
By a special decree/law the government of Turkey condemns the 1978 Treaty of Berlin and especially Article 61. -
Armenian memorial
In Stockholm, a large meeting takes place dedicated to repudiation of the mass murder of Armenians. The members of the meeting deplore the insensitivity of Sweden towards Armenians. -
Fourteen Points
President Wilson's Declaration of Fourteen Points is published. The 12th Point extends promise to the Armenians of security of life and an unmolested opportunity for autonomous development. -
War ends
The armistice of Moudros ends the war between the Allies and Turkey. Global estimates of the campaign of extermination: close to 1,500,000 Armenians dead. -
New Armenia
The independent Armenian Republic, in existence since May 28, 1918, is tranformed into the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia.
