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The Armenian Genocide: A Long Road to Recognition and Justice
TLDR The Armenian Genocide involved the deportation and mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, with estimates of the death toll ranging from 900,000 to 1.5 million. Despite Turkish government denial and resistance, there has been a growing movement for justice and recognition since the 1960s, influenced by the pursuit of justice for the Holocaust and a desire to come to terms with history.
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The Armenian Genocide involved the deportation of women, children, and the elderly from the Ottoman Empire to the Syrian desert, where they faced harsh conditions and death.
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The Armenian Genocide involved the deportation of Armenians across Anatolia, with those who took the road to Derazor facing death, while others were subjected to bayoneting, rape, and forced conversion in an attempt to make Armenians disappear.
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An officer witnesses an Armenian massacre and is unable to stop it due to orders from civilian authorities, highlighting the "othering" that occurs before a massacre can take place; the Assyrian community also suffers similar violence and death during this time.
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The Armenian city of Van is caught in a conflict between the Ottomans and the Russians, with the Armenians being seen as an internal threat by the Ottomans and the Russians aiming to take control of Eastern Anatolia from the Ottoman Empire.
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German and American reports on the atrocities in Eastern Anatolia were part of the dossier, but the German government refused to intervene, leading to a lack of human intervention in the Armenian Genocide.
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After the signing of the armistice, the three leading Young Turks responsible for the Armenian Genocide took refuge in Germany and were later assassinated as an act of retribution, while the successor government created special tribunals to hold those responsible accountable.
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The Turkish government has long resisted acknowledging the Armenian Genocide and even made it illegal to use the term genocide or discuss the atrocities committed against the Armenians, but there has been a growing awareness and demand for justice since the 1960s, influenced in part by the Jewish community's pursuit of justice for the Holocaust.
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The Turkish government has resisted acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, banning books and denying the atrocities, but there has been a growing movement for justice since the 1960s, and some in Turkey are now recognizing the benefits of coming to terms with history and moving on.
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The number of Armenians killed during the events of the Armenian Genocide is impossible to determine, with estimates ranging from 900,000 to 1.5 million, but there is consensus that it was a genocide and progress is being made towards recognition, although Turkey's role as a geostrategic neighbor and NATO ally complicates the issue.
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