The Differences Between Armenians And Turks

History is a phenomenon that has the propensity to repeat itself. Genocides have been committed throughout history, even before the term was assembled in 1944 and accepted by the United Nations in 1946 as a crime under international law. According to the United Nations, genocide is defined as “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” A minimum of twenty-seven genocides have been documented across the world. During the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide and the Ukrainian genocide (Holodomor) transpired. Currently, in the 21st century, the world is witnessing another brutal genocide occurring in Myanmar. A kindred pattern of events is perceived throughout the duration of genocides along with

On the positive side, this brought about international attention to the crisis at hand. On the negative side, that attention did not amount to any actual reform in the Ottoman Empire on the behalf of the Armenian people. There is also the matter in which American activists worded the problem that has caused the Armenian people to struggle with self-identity in the United States; I will talk more about this later in this paper. To gather aid for the Armenian cause the ABCFM sat down and devised a plan on how to present the Armenian people in the United States. What came about was that the United States had a duty to intervene in order to save the Christian Armenians because of familiar religious ties. Somehow the Armenians were “unique in the world for their long-standing devotion

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What is a genocide? A genocide is when one ethnic, racial, or religious group tries to destroy and eliminate another. This extermination is usually done through cruel and brutal methods. It is our responsibility to learn about the genocides to help prevent them from occurring in the future. Genocides have been occurring for centuries and, unfortunately, still take place today. We are going to focus on two particular genocides: the Jewish genocide (more commonly know as the Holocaust) and the Armenian genocide.

The Armenian Genocide also referred as the Armenian Holocaust was a horrific act done by the Turkish Ottoman government to exterminate and kill many Armenians. Millions of Armenians lost their lives due to this event and Turkey refutes that any event ever happened or occurred. The start of the genocide took place in April 24 1915 where the ottoman empire took many Armenian leaders to eventually murder them. The event was carried out during and after World War 1. The genocide was implemented in two phases which where the wholesale killing of the male population, then the death marches of the children and women leading to starvation because their food and water were deprived as well as their dignity since they raped and robbed them. There were

The barbaric acts of witch hunts can be found all through history. A witch hunt is a campaign against a person or a group of people who hold unorthodox views. The two most notable witchhunts of religion are the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. During the Armenian Genocide, the Turks waged a war against the Christian Armenians. With the Holocaust, it was Hitler and his Nazis against the Jews. The cause of these two witch hunts can be boiled down into one category, and that is hatred of another group, because of their beliefs.

During the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, there was a lot of hate and discrimination. The Armenian Genocide and Holocaust were not just hate crimes, they were big mass killings towards the Armenian population and the Jewish population. People would show intolerance towards the Armenian people or Jewish people. Both Armenian and Jewish people were hated and used as scapegoats which ended in a big mass killing of the population.

During the 14th to 16th century, two main empires ruled Spain, the Ottoman and Habsburg empires. Both empires remained standing for hundreds of years before they fell. The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic empire with their population mainly consisting of Muslims. Founded in 1299, they lasted for more than 600 years with more than 30 sultans before they fell. The Habsburg Empire was a Roman Catholic centric empire founded around the 15th century and lasted for more than 400 years. Both the Ottomans and Habsburg allowed minority groups to live in their empire under their government, but had many restrictions that minimized the minority group’s freedom. The minority groups were a big factor in how Habsburg Spain and the Ottomans would maintain their empire. Although each Empire employed religion as a way to maintain their empire, the Ottomans were more successful in maintaining their empire as they used religion to create an army and gain money from the minorities.

The beginning of the twentieth century was a very horrifying beginning for the Armenian race. Over 1,500,000 Armenians were enslaved, raped, and murdered by the Ottoman Empire and Young Turk government to abolish the Armenian race from their inherited lands. The Ottoman Empire and the government of Turkey committed Genocide to the Armenian race. This is called the Armenian Genocide today, which was a major stage in the human struggle for Armenians. I will discuss the history of the Armenian race, their struggles throughout history to present, and give analogies to topics discussed in class, which can be related to the Armenian Genocide.

The Ottoman and Mongolian empire. Two of the biggest empires created in the 13th century. The Ottoman Empire began in 1299 and hit its peak in 1683, but ended up falling in 1922. The Mongolian Empire began in 1206 and hit its peak in 1270. The Mongolian empire lasted until 1368.  The Ottoman Empire was superior to the Mongols. The Ottomans lasted about 450 years longer than the Mongols and knew how to use gunpowder.

The Armenian genocide has several main causes: European meddling in Ottoman internal affairs, nationalism, economic jealousy, and Armenian involvement in the Russian war effort. Though, a lot of the causes are interrelated. For example, nationalism and European meddling go hand in hand. What exactly was the Armenian genocide? Well, the Armenian genocide was a state orchestrated machine of mass-murder and rape of the Armenian people, and several other ethnic groups, of the Ottoman Empire 1915-1923. The Armenians were one of many ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire, and they had lived in eastern Asia Minor for around three thousand years prior to the atrocity .

The Turkish Embassy Letters are remarkable in many ways: they exemplify the witty rapport of familiar letters, the keen observations of an Enlightenment intellectual, and the romantic musings of a young woman. Standing on the edges of vast empires, she writes philosophy in prose both searching and sarcastic.

So when Mustafa Kamal (Ataturk) began to form a Turkish nation state, it was not clear what constituted a Turk but soon, Kurds were considered as Turks and a policy aiming at the detribalization and assimilation of the Kurds was adopted… The Turkish government's pursuit of full assimilation has led to the proscription of publications of any book, newspaper, or other material in the Kurdish language. Moreover, there has also been an instance of arrests of entertainers for singing songs or performing in Kurdish.

The transition of a multinational empire to a nation state has happened; therefore, Turkey's national identity has been established. In the creation of this identity, qualification of individuals as a 'citizen' has been a crucial point. Ataturk found the path for the public administration by setting a new democracy which is “Republic”.

Throughout history, the middle east has often been the focus of news reporters. A middle eastern country that has not been exempt from this, is Turkey. Turkey has not only been a focus, but it also has had a very long, complicated history.