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Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, the Treaty of San Stefano, & the Treaty of Berlin
At the end of the war, based on the Treaty of San Stefano, the Ottoman government had to give away a large part of territory to the Russians. The Russian government claimed they were the supporters of the beleaguered Christian communities within the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Berlin stated that the Ottoman government had to give legal protection to the Christian Armenians, but in the real world, the treaty's protections were not implemented -
Armanians want change (unknown date)
Starting around 1890 the Armenians began clamoring to obtain the protections promised them at Berlin. Unrest occurred in 1892 at Marsovan and in 1893 at Tokat. Armenians wanted reforms in the Ottoman Empire and an end to the discrimination imposed upon them, with demands for the right to vote and the establishment of a constitutional government. Armenian peasants refused to pay the Kurdish incremental taxes, a double taxation -
hamidian massacres (unknown date)
In response to the resistance in Sassoun, the Turkish governor of Muş responded by inciting the local Muslims against the Armenians. The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II, sent the Ottoman army into the area and also armed groups of Kurdish insurrectionists. The violence spread and affected most of the Armenian towns in the Ottoman empire. tens of thousands of Armenians were massacred -
The Young Turks (unkown date)
new progressive era. replaced the Sultan's government. supported by Armenians. promised reforms never came. nationalists took complete dictatorial control. masterminded the plan to completely eradicate the Armenian race in a step towards fulfilling their pan-Turkic dreams. -
World War I
World War One gave the Young Turk government the cover and the excuse to carry out their plan. -
Genocide Memorial Day
hundreds of Armenian leaders were murdered in Istanbul after being summoned and gathered. without the more powerful and intelligent people. the rest of the armenians would be easy to kill. -
Armenian Genocide (unknown date)
going along with their government, armenians cooperated. they were told to buy weapons to fill a quota, but were then accused of rebellion. they were transported to other areas taking only what they could carry, others were removed systematically, they were starved, raped, murdered, kidnapped, and used as sex slaves, they were forced to death march, being guided to a desert and then killed, some were saved by "good turks" from foreign missionaries. -
armenian art during the genocide (unknown date)
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