2007-10-27 23:08:44 · 5 answers · asked by mcnuggets360 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The reason was, "the cleansing/homogenization of Anatolia, of all non-Muslim, non-Turkish elements"...which leaves Christian Assyrians, Greeks..and the biggest of the population, the Armenians.
If you watch this video, Taner Achem (who is a Turkish scholar), answers your question. (Particular if you scroll to 1:40)
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOSXcijoRc
2007-10-28 19:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Partially religious, the Armenians were Christian, the Ottomans Islamic. Also because some Armenians supported Russia at the outset of WW1. Russia nad Turkey were bitter enemies at that time.
2007-10-28 02:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revenge for their support of Russia
2007-10-27 23:21:39 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of an internal threat. Simple as that.
2007-10-27 23:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://uk.youtube.com/ArmenianAwareness
2007-10-29 22:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Alana Awareness 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋