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Turkish troops are garrisoned in Armenian schools & churches in the Sivas Province.
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Many Armenian villages in the Sivas Province are subject to raping, looting, & killing
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Preview of the Armenian GenocideThe leaders of the Armenian communities in Ottoman Turkey were rounded up and massacred. This marked the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
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The group known as the "Young Turks" overthrew the Ottomsn government and were responsible for the death of millions of Armenians.
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A two week long search for weapons is started accompanied by acts of violence & abuse of women.
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160 families are deported from the city of Erzinjan.
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June 22 to July 17: Massacred Armenians float down the Eurphrates River.
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A circular telegram authorizes the seizure of all Armenian schools.
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The Interior Ministry by circular telegram orders the deportation of all Armenian women, children, and sick.
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600 Armenian orphans are Turkified in Herek
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The Interior Ministry advises against the need of opening orphanages and prolonging the life of Armenian children.
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Orders are issued forbidding marriage with Armenian women. (They were often sold instead)
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Orders are issued for the deportation of all children except those who did not remember their parents.
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A circular telegram orders the destruction of orphans.
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The vice-governor of Aintab District informs the governor-general of Aleppo Province that the Armenian women and children have been handed over to Kurds.
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Instructions are sent to seize the Armenian orphans with the pretext of giving them food and to kill them. (In the picture: a turkish soldie is teasing children with food)
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The government orders all Armenian orphans to be given Turkish names.
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Deir Zoir's police chief ordered some 2000 Armenian orphans bund at the hands and feet to be carried to the banks of the Euphrates River.
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In Aleppo District, 45,000 Armenian deportees are reported living in dire conditions. Of these, 10,000 were women, while the rest were mainly orphaned children.
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The genocide is just about over with only about 388,000 Armenians remaining in the Ottoman Empire.
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Turkey Prime Minister From the start of the Armenian Genocide to today the Turks continue tp deny the Armenian Genocide and their role in it. They tried to cover it up and "erase" it from everyones minds. They even made a law banning anyone in Turley to speak or write about it.
