The Armenian Genocide An Overview

Authors

Taner Akçam, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

The date 24 April 1915 is generally seen as the symbolic beginning of the Armenian genocide, as it marks the date on which some 200 Armenian political, religious and intellectual leaders in Istanbul were arrested. In fact, massacres of Armenians had already begun in the southeastern and eastern provinces of Anatolia and the Caucasus as early as August–September 1914, months before the Ottoman entry into World War One.

Publication Title

The Cambridge World History of Genocide: Volume 3, Genocide in the Contemporary Era, 1914–2020

Publication Date

6-2023

Volume

3

First Page

67

Last Page

92

ISBN

9781108767118

DOI

10.1017/9781108767118.004

Keywords

Armenia, Armenian genocide, Middle East, World War I, genocide

Repository Citation

Akçam, Taner, "The Armenian Genocide An Overview" (2023). History. 9.
https://commons.clarku.edu/historyfac/9