In the span of two years, 1.2 million Armenians were murdered by the Turks (“The Armenian Genocide (1915-16): In Depth”). The elimination of the Armenians could be blamed mostly on the Turks because of the lack of trust from the Turks towards the Armenians during World War Ι. This is known as the Armenian Genocide, although Turkey refuses to consider it a genocide to this day. Since all the stages of genocide are completely evident in history, as well as the murder of millions of people, this event should be considered a genocide by Turkey and the rest of the world. The genocide took place during World War I, between 1915-1917. At the time, Russia was a huge enemy of the Ottoman Empire, so anyone associated with Russia was also an enemy.
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Some included being shoved into a cave, then being burned alive, as well as being forced into labor and death marches. Most children were either gassed, or sent onto the death marches with the women, while the men were violently forced into labor. Yevnige Salibian, who is 101 years old, is one of the few remaining survivors of the Armenian genocide. She said “I saw the Turkish people, long whips in their hands ... and the children were crying, ‘Mama, I am hungry. I want some bread. Mama, I am thirsty. Mama, I cannot walk,'” (“101-Year-Old Armenian Genocide Survivor Tells Her Story”). This something that she cannot get out of her head. Another survivor named Vartoughy was twelve years old when the Turkish troops stormed in and forced her out of her own home. On their death march, her sister was pregnant and went into labor. The soldiers did not want to stop, so she was forced to give birth on a horse. All Vartoughy remembers is that “anyone who walked too slow was shot.” This is why she was forced to give labor on a horse. Out of her whole family, the only survivors of the march were her and her brother. The fact of the matter is that all their properties, businesses and houses were burned down, but the Armenians leaders were executed was even worse. Since they were the leaders, they were seen as the worst of their kind. After all of this, Turkey will not admit that this was a genocide, along with half of the world. Even the United Kingdom will not admit this because they are afraid that it will break their trust and alignment with
Some included being shoved into a cave, then being burned alive, as well as being forced into labor and death marches. Most children were either gassed, or sent onto the death marches with the women, while the men were violently forced into labor. Yevnige Salibian, who is 101 years old, is one of the few remaining survivors of the Armenian genocide. She said “I saw the Turkish people, long whips in their hands ... and the children were crying, ‘Mama, I am hungry. I want some bread. Mama, I am thirsty. Mama, I cannot walk,'” (“101-Year-Old Armenian Genocide Survivor Tells Her Story”). This something that she cannot get out of her head. Another survivor named Vartoughy was twelve years old when the Turkish troops stormed in and forced her out of her own home. On their death march, her sister was pregnant and went into labor. The soldiers did not want to stop, so she was forced to give birth on a horse. All Vartoughy remembers is that “anyone who walked too slow was shot.” This is why she was forced to give labor on a horse. Out of her whole family, the only survivors of the march were her and her brother. The fact of the matter is that all their properties, businesses and houses were burned down, but the Armenians leaders were executed was even worse. Since they were the leaders, they were seen as the worst of their kind. After all of this, Turkey will not admit that this was a genocide, along with half of the world. Even the United Kingdom will not admit this because they are afraid that it will break their trust and alignment with