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Negotiations are started between the Turkish and German Imperial governments.
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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Pussia formally declares war against the Ottoman Empire
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Mass beatings and tortures are inflicted on the Armenians of Chomaklu.
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The deportation of the 25,000 Armenians of Zeitun is completed.
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The Armenian refugees from Zeitun found in Marash, who had previously been spared deportation, are removed to the Syrian Desert.
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Regular Russian Army forces arrive in Van. They begin the cremation of the dead in the city and in the villages of the province. 55,000 dead are identified as Armenians.
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First large-scale massacre of Armenian men is carried out in the town of Kharput.
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Instructions are sent to prevent foreign officers from photographing dead Armenians.
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50,000 Armenians are reported murdered at Intille
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The Turkish government declines American offers of aid to the Armenian survivors.
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2,000 remaining Armenians are massacred in Kara-Kilise in Turkey.
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The Turkish government condemns 14,000 Armenians to hard labor to destroy these remnants.
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The Allies formally recognize the independence of Armenia.
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Some of the war criminals are acquitted.
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Treaty of Lausanne signed by Turkey and the Allies excludes all mention of Armenia or the Armenians. The new Turkish Nationalist state is extended international recognition. The Ottoman Empire goes out of existence.
