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The Ottoman Empire enters World War I on the side of the Central Powers.
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The Ottoman government establishes concentration camps, where Armenians are held under harsh conditions
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Mass arrests and deportations of Armenians from villages and towns throughout the Ottoman Empire begin
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The Ottoman government approves the Temporary Law of Deportation, laying the foundation for the Armenian Genocide.
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Ottoman authorities arrest and detain approximately 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul.
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Armenian populations are subjected to mass killings, forced labor, starvation, and forced conversions
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Continuation of massacres and forced deportations, resulting in further deaths and displacements
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The end of the Armenian Genocide with the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. An estimated 1.5 million Armenians perished