Armenian Genocide Research Paper

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On April 24, 1915 began the event that would eventual kill over one million Armenians. Being taken from their homes by the Ottoman Empire’s troops and led into the desert without food, water, or medical supplies, people would begin to realize that something terrible was about to unfold. The horrors they would face as a result of the Ottoman Empire, now Turley, are unimaginable. Watching children starve, their neighbors be murdered, and their families disappear, they wondered what they could ever do to deserve this. To this day Turkey still denies that a genocide even occurred. Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide continues to cause harm to this day.
Adolf Hitler is seen as one of the most evil men in history, the man who lead the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a horrific event where millions were murdered in the name of “Ethnic Cleansing”. Hitler saw how the Ottoman Empire got away with the Armenian Genocide and gained motivation to administer the Holocaust. Seeing the lack of …show more content…

The denial has become so intense, that speaking out against Turkey over the Armenian Genocide is considered illegal. Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist, who often spoke out about the Armenian genocide wanted nothing more than to put an end to the prejudice and intolerance Turkish-Armenians face. Often receiving death threats and imprisonment, Turkey saw Dink as a traitor (Alayarian, 128-129). Dink’s human rights work earned him charges of “Denigrating Turkishness” and a six month suspended sentence (Alayarian, 133). Dink continued to fight against the hatred Armenians face in Turkey and ultimately lost his life for the cause. On January 19th, 2007 Hrant Dink was assassinated for his continuous efforts to speak out against Turkey, showing the underlying hatred they have against Armenia. When simply criticizing a country can be seen as a crime and an act of mutiny, everyone involved is