For the record, DID the Armenian genocide happen?

Question

Or were a lot of Armenians just the casualties of war?
I see many people deny the Armenian genocide, and I am confused as to why if it did happen. What happened?

Answer 1

here for record
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_Genocide_Quotes#Mustafa_Kemal_Atat.C3.BCrk
"to all turks here are words of your leader (Ataturk)
These left-overs from the former Young Turk Party, who should have been made to account for the millions of our Christian subjects who were ruthlessly driven en masse, from their homes and massacred, have been restive under the Republican rule"

Prince Abdul Mecid

"I refer to those awful massacres. They are the greatest stain that has ever disgraced our nation and race. They were entirely the work of Talat and Enver. I heard some days before they began that they were intended. I went to Istanbul and insisted on seeing Enver. I asked him if it was true that they intended to recommence the massacres which had been our shame and disgrace under Abdul Hamid. The only reply I could get from him was: 'It is decided. It is the program.' "

Enver Pasha

"One of the triumvirate rulers publicly declared on 19 May 1916...

The Ottoman Empire should be cleaned up of the Armenians and the Lebanese. We have destroyed the former by the sword, we shall destroy the latter through starvation.
In reply to US Ambassador Morgenthau who was deploring the massacres against Armenians and attributing them to irresponsible subalterns and underlings in the distant provinces, Enver's reply was...

You are greatly mistaken. We have this country absolutely under our control. I have no desire to shift the blame onto our underlings and I am entirely willing to accept the responsibility myself for everything that has taken place. "

now shut up

Answer 2

Is there any decent Turk here on Y!A that even can reconsider the facts in normal way, without spreading the hate and insulting innocent victims?
Luckily, there are turkish people such as Orhan Pamuk.
What about people on this forum? They are in line with their official government which is very easy when it comes to abandoning free speech. Even for Nobel prize winners. I don't see anything glorious in that.

Especially the ones who claim that Armenians were back-stabbers. For who? For the ones that conquered them ,as long as other nations who were uprising against Ottoman Turks. You people may point your magical mirror to other side, just see how different is picture of you in your eyes and in eyes of others.
Shame on you!
For the record: it DID happen!

Answer 3

Yes of course it happened, it is a historical fact.
And those many people you are talking about , the ones who are denying the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, are turks and who ever gets bribe money from turks all over the world.
If you are not a turk or a friend of them, just read one of this great sites Armenian friends are providing you (to get information, as Vahe said the sites are not here to proof the Genocide(although it does) but to inform people like you who don't know what is happening, Armenian government has all the proof.
BTW there are clones answering you, like :
1-clone not fair.
2-clone mr beemer.
See how fake turks are?
dejavu(or asuman or T or selin or slik or the big happy family in england or whoever you are) go fix your multiple personally disorder,don't make clones, that's enough, you are the hungry here for attention.
Don't insult people or you will get your own poop back to your face.
You are racist , even your friends know that, get a life.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes it happened.
and after you chose the best answer to your Q, we will find out why do you ask about this historical tragedy (planned massacre of Armenian and deportation of a nation from their own lands by turkish gov.) look at all the links Armenians providing you, just read one of them and you will find out the truth.
I see two Mr. Beemer, the one who is denying is a fake turk that cloned Mr bBeemer and so many others, just to let you know how fake these turks can be (its in their blood...lol).

Answer 6

Yes the Armenian Genocide did happen. I can refer you to TURKISH scholars and authors who admit to it.

For example: Nobel Laureate, Orhan Pamuk, spoke up about it and was thrown in prison..it wasn't until international pressure that he was released..

Please see these clips, Taner Akcam is aTurkish historian/author:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFOSXcijoRc

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=FPabzASMX7k

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=-6EwO5w2DzE

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3YxCGdD9E

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=7VF0RJDHYDs

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=iqkOwsBHZWs
(Screamers Documentary Trailer).

Read: A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility by Taner Akcam.

http://www.amazon.com/Shameful-Act-Armenian-Genocide-Responsibility/dp/0805079327

Also read: THE BURNING TIGRIS: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response by Peter Balakian

The word Genocide was coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1943, using the archetype of the Armenians, and the Jews.

Lastly, I would like to mention that the International Association of Genocide Scholars has deemed what happened to the Armenians as "Genocide".

Edit: I would also like to agree with my friends on here, that posting this in the Turkey section, is not the best way to go.

Edit 2: First of all Ermenci is not Armenian.

And "Canibal" asked, where are the Armenian graves??? Are you kidding me?? Its genocide, do you expect tombstones and flowers????

See this video, theres one story of a grave for you!

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=IOKgJORkEiI

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=LC8I9ttFiX0

Answer 7

YES, IT DID HAPPEN.......AND WHO EVER SAYS THAT IT DIDNT, I RECOMMEND THEM TO GO STUDY HISTORY!
my fellow Armenian friends already gave you websites of articles and videos to check it out yourself..... and for the others who gave you websites that deny that, those are DEFENATLY NOT TRUE!
how come you recognize the holocoust against the jews, but not the Armenian genocide?
The country I live in, they recognize the genocide and they opened their doors for our armenian grandparents in 1915-1923 , they themselves could tell you stories!!! the whole entire middle east (arab countries).
how do you explain Armenians being all around the world more than Armenians living in Armenia??
we dont deny that both sides died as a result of WW1, however there was a genocide, many countries recognized it! and its continueing by denying it!!!!!

Answer 8

It happened and I will give you the...

MEMORIES OF EYEWITNESS-SURVIVORS OF THE ARMENIA
There are so many, if you have time read it, if not then just believe it, it happened.


http://ermeni.org/turkce/vkayutyunner.php?tp=ea&lng=eng

http://ermeni.org/english/historicalmemory.htm

the books:

http://ermeni.org/english/confandart.htm

The Armenian genocide-museum
http://genocide-museum.am/

And finaly you might want to see this one

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/opinion/13fri2.html?_r=2&ex=1181188800&en=86aff7abcaa4fe4c&ei=5070&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Also check out the websites my friends (Armenians) provided you, those will help you to learn the truth about what is going on in this subject, very useful.
Or read truth’s answer, very informative.
Have it in mind that turks destroyed all the evidence of Genocide and orders in their possession, and produced new ones...lol
ataturk was very picky about that, and made sure of that and the brainwashing system, which of course did not work very well, since there are Turks like Ms. Sibel Edmonds

http://www.justacitizen.com/

Or Professor Taner Akçam

http://www.alumni.umn.edu/minnesota-mayjune.html


And much more..............

Answer 9

they lost a war

Answer 10

Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks were killed because of their religion (Christian). 1.5 million Armenians, 300,000 Greeks, and 150,000 Assyrians.