Categories: HistoryNews

The 1915 Armenian Genocide

The most terrible page in Armenian history, the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, is connected with the WWI.

Taking advantage of the conflict, the criminal government of Young Turks together with the German specialists organized the mass slaughter of the Armenian population.

Despite drafting male Armenians into the army, the Turkish government left them without any weapons, thus weakening the Armenian community. Then, it gradually organized ethnic cleansing of Christians (including Armenians).

Having cut off the able-bodied population from their families, the Young Turks left nothing in their ways to stop them from cruelly dealing with women, old people, and children. Under the pretext of deporting people from their homes, Armenians were sent to the harsh depths of the empire.

On the way, many died of thirst, hunger, and cold. Only half of the 3 million Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire survived, only 1.5 million people.

AZNAVOUR: They Fell – Ils sont Tombés – Onlar düştü – Նրանք ընկավ

Vigen Avetisyan

Recent Posts

An Armenian Bride from Kharberd: A Photograph from the Danish National Archives

A portrait from the Armenian highlands Two women stand before a painted studio backdrop of…

5 days ago

MPG/Gallup International Poll of September 25, 2026: Examining an Anomalous Jump in the Numbers

1. What Was Published on September 25 Aram Navasardyan, head of the Armenian branch of…

2 weeks ago

Russian Gas for Armenia: Facts, Hypotheses, and What Cannot Yet Be Claimed (as of September 26, 2026)

Why the topic is back in focus Over the past four months, the gas issue…

3 weeks ago

The Story of a Lie: How Azerbaijan Rewrote the History of Karabakh

It's often assumed that the "Albanization" of Armenian heritage — the policy of declaring medieval…

3 weeks ago

Azerbaijan’s Cultural Propaganda Against Armenian Heritage: Evidence, Mechanism, and the Cost to the Peace Process

What independent observers are documenting The most systematic data on the fate of Armenian monuments…

3 weeks ago

Dadivank and Gandzasar: Two Armenian Monasteries, and the Manufactured Case Against Them

On September 12, 2026, a delegation of some 150 diplomats and representatives from 58 countries,…

4 weeks ago