Today marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

This year marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The massacres of Armenians began as early as the late 19th century, when the ruling circles of Turkey organized genocide from 1892 to 1923, first under Hamidian Turkey and later under the Young Turks government. This resulted in the mass displacement and extermination of the Armenian population in Western Armenia, Cilicia, and the provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Armenians around the world commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The massacres perpetrated against the Armenian population during the years of the First World War in the Ottoman Empire are referred to as the Armenian Genocide. These atrocities were carried out by the Young Turk government in various regions of the Ottoman Empire.

The first international response to these events was the joint declaration by France, Russia, and Great Britain on May 24, 1915, where the violent actions against the Armenian people were described as a "crime against humanity and civilization." The parties held the Turkish government responsible for the committed crimes.

During the First World War, the Young Turk government adopted a pan-Turkism policy aimed at preserving the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. According to this policy, a great Turkish Empire was to be established, stretching its borders to China, incorporating all Turkic-speaking peoples in the Caucasus and Central Asia. This plan entailed the Turkification of all national minorities along the way. Armenians were considered the main obstacle to the realization of this Turkish ideology.

On the eve of the First World War, more than 2 million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire. From 1915 to 1923, approximately 1.5 million Armenians fell victim to the Turkish sabers, while the remaining survivors were either forcibly converted to Islam or sought refuge in different countries around the world. The first phase of the extermination of the Armenian population began on April 24, 1915, with mass arrests and the subsequent annihilation of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals. Later, Armenians worldwide began to observe April 24 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Armenian Genocide.