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Armenian Market Destroyed
By order of the Turkish government, the Armenian market district at Van is destroyed by fire with great loss to Armenian property, goods, and businesses. -
Use of word "Armenia" Forbidden
By order of the Turkish government, use of the word "Armenia" is forbidden to be used in formal documents -
Armenian Magazines Discontinued
The Turkish government orders that all Armenian periodicals and magazines in Constantinople and Western Armenia be discontinued. -
Turkish mobs kill hundreds
Turkish armed forces and Turkish mobs attack Armenians in Erzerum after provocative comments by Armenians. Hundreds of Armenians are killed. -
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Sultan Abdul Hamid II encourages massacres of Armenians
In the early 1890's, a group of young, educated Armenians called for a reformation of the government. This angered the Sultan, who ordered the deaths and persecutions of thousands. -
Countries demand Armenian rights
The leaders of 6 countries present a note to Sultan Abdul Hamid II outlining the disastrous conditions of Armenia and demanding improvements. -
ARF Takes over Ottoman Bank
Led by Armen Garo, a group of young Armenians under the name Armenian Revolutionary Force take over the Ottoman Bank, a major financial center. They do it to receive much needed help from the Europeans, but get very little. -
The Ottoman Constitution is accepted
The new Ottoman Constitution written and approved by the Young Turks is proclaimed -
Turkish army slaughters 30,000
Although the Turkish Army beared full responsibility, the majority of Armenians still trust the Young Turks, citing it as an accident. -
Young Turks Enver, Talaat and Jemal Pasha take power
Sultan Abdul Hamid II is overthrown by the Young Turks Revolution. -
WWI Begins
Germany begins WWI by declaring war on Russia -
Russia declares war on Turkey
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Hundreds of Armenian Leaders Killed
Hundreds of Armenian Leaders were rounded up and later executed in Istanbul. Armenians commemorate the Armenian Genocide on this date. -
12,000 Armenians in Turkish Army Massacred
Armenian soldiers in the Turkish army become the scapegoats for a disastrous defeat of the Turks at the hands of the Russians. Thousands are disarmed and either marched to death or used for target practice. -
War between Allies and Turkey Ends
The Armistice of Moudros officially ends the war between Turkey and the Allies. This was also an unofficial end to the genocide. -
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Trial of Young Turks begins
The main leaders of the Young Turks are tried at Constantinople.
