My other wording seemed to confuse people. I had more than a few family members die, so I do believe in it. However, other people think otherwise. What is your view on the topic?
2007-02-22 01:06:44 · 6 answers · asked by Lana 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
sorry to karlijn. I meant to give you a thumbs up, but I accidentally gave you a thumbs down.
2007-02-22 01:28:46 · update #1
I gave Alfie and the other two thumbs up. Yes, I am of Armenian heritage, and Washington has evidence too, they just don't want to ruin relations with Turkey. I am glad that there are other people, (other than us Armenians) who are aware of this. It's kind of sad, because if everyone had known back then, maybe other genocides could have been prevented.
2007-02-22 02:11:33 · update #2
1912 after losing the war with the Balkans and losing 70% of the land they had, the Ottoman Empire thought that they no longer could live peacefully with Christians. So they planned the Armenian Genocide in advance. When the WW1 started that was an oppurtunity for them, they insisted all the Armenians to give in their hunting weapons for the army to fight, those who didnt have a gun they had to buy one and give to the army, that way they were sure that no weapons were left with the armenians. The Armenian Genocide started in the Turkish parliament by arresting all the Armenian diplomats, lawyers, doctors and leaders. They got all Armenian men for the "war" and killed them all. The towns and the villages were left with no men, only elderly, women, and children. Then the "deportation" started people lost their homes, wealth, homeland and their lifes on the deserts. 1.5 million people were killed. 1923 thats when the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Armenian Genocide ended, and modern Turkey was established by Kemal Ataturk. Talaat Pasha and two others were convicted for the Armenian Genocide in absentia. They were later killed in Germany by Armenian assasins.
2007-02-22 05:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plenty of evidence which proves it did happen. The evidence is not only from Armenian (or other "infidel" sources) but from Turkish sources as well- these guys were proud of their actions and openly boasted of them in the newspaper reports- complete with pictures. No doubt in my mind.
2007-02-22 09:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There has never been an attempt, successful or otherwise to 'fake' a genocide just to make people feel sorry. It's an absurd idea.
2007-02-22 09:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as did the Holocaust, the genocide in Cambodia in the 70s and the genocide in Darfur right now.
2007-02-22 09:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Caroline 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sadly it is a true historical fact. If you have doubts, ask a person of Armenian heritage.
2007-02-22 09:42:59 · answer #5 · answered by Alfie333 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I do not believe but Armenians will continue to claim that this has happened . Of course everyone has right to tthink what they want. I do not boter too much about that .
2007-02-22 09:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋