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This is the start of the first Armenian genocide. This was sanctioned by the state. This destroyed villages and hundreds of thousands were killed.
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This is when the first Armenian genocide ended.
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Ittihadists declared a Turkish boycott of Armenian businesses.
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Sivas, Diyarbekir, and other provinces were ransacked under the pretense of collecting war contributions. Stores owned by Greek and Armenian merchants are vandalized. 1,080 shops owned by Armenians are burned down in Diyarbekir.
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Men between 20 and 45 were drafted into the Turkish Armed Forces.
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The Armenian National Assembly meets in Constantinople and tells Armenians in the provinces to stay calm when faced with provocation.
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The government gives weapons to the Muslims in the town of Keghi in Erzerum Province using the excuse that the Armenians there were "unreliable".
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Nazaret Chavush is a very prestegious Armenian leader. He is murdered from the orders of the govenor of Marash.
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Foreign postal services are closed in Turkey, government orders.
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Constantinople get wind of diease and starvation from the horrible conditions "war contributions" campaign against Armenians.
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Murders start to terrorize the Armenians.
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The Turkish army is totally defeated and almost destroyed only 15,000 men left.
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Search for weapons in Iskenderun and a ton of Armenians are carried out.
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Six Armenian soldiers are publicly hanged in Sivas to scare the Armenians.
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Greek recruits are massacred near Smyrna.