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Questions about Armenian genocide

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When did the Ottoman authorities begin massacring Armenians in the 1890s?

Ottoman authorities unleashed widespread massacres that killed at least 100,000 Armenians during the 1890s. Sultan Abdul Hamid II created the Hamidiye regiments from Kurdish tribes in 1891 to act with impunity against Armenian communities.

Who ordered the deportation of Armenians on death marches in 1915 and 1916?

At the orders of Talaat Pasha, an estimated 800,000 to 1.2 million Armenians were sent on death marches to the Syrian Desert in 1915 and 1916. The Directorate for the Settlement of Tribes and Immigrants coordinated the deportation and resettlement of Muslim immigrants in vacant houses.

What happened to Armenian women and children who were forcibly converted to Islam?

An estimated 100,000 to 200,000 Armenian women and children were forcibly converted to Islam and integrated into Muslim households. Special state-run orphanages were set up with strict procedures intending to deprive charges of an Armenian identity.

When did the Triple Entente formally condemn the Ottoman Empire for crimes against humanity?

On the 24th of May 1915, the Triple Entente formally condemned the Ottoman Empire for crimes against humanity and civilization. German diplomats approved limited removals of Armenians in early 1915 but took no action against the genocide.

Who coined the term genocide while studying the fate of the Armenians in 1944?

Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide in 1944 while studying the fate of the Armenians. Almost all historians and scholars outside Turkey recognize the destruction of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.