Armenian Genocide

Ruler

Feb 10, 1867

Abdul Hamid I came to power

Conflict

Jun 1, 1894

Abdul Hamid falsely charged the Armenians for rebelling without authority

Massive Attack

Jun 8, 1896

Over 200,000 armenians died due to the attack and starvation

The Young Turks

Jul 2, 1908

New Leadership - Turkish and Muslims

The Armenians then bacame enemies beacuse of the uncategorized other than muslims and Turkish people

Apr 15, 1910

Turkey entered WWI

Jul 28, 1914

British attacked the Dardanelles

Mar 3, 1915

Allied attack on the Dardanelles began

Mar 18, 1915

Deaths

Apr 23, 1915

Over 1 million Armenians died during the Genocide from 1915-1917

The Armenian Genocide began

Apr 24, 1915

Turkish authorities arrested & executed Armenian leaders in Constantinople

Apr 24, 1915

Arrests and persecutions begin in Kharput

May 5, 1915

Deadly event

May 19, 1915

Armenians in the Khnus region of Erzerum Province are massacred

Isolation

May 25, 1915

Armenian population was deported to desserts of Syria & Iraq

The Genocide Ends

Mar 1, 1917

Armenian Genocide

Mar 1, 1920

Renewed instances of brutality occurring between 1920 and 1923.

War Hero

Mar 3, 1923

Mustafa Ataturk formed the republic of Turkey