In the fourth century. they became the first country to embrace the Christian religion. Because of its strategic location. Armenia was frequently invaded and its people were forced to comply with the repressive policies of the Turkish Empire. During a single year of the regime of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. more than 300.000 Armenians perished. As tragic as this may seem. it was Just the beginning. In June 1915. the Turks announced a deportation policy to relocate the Armenian people. Armenians were forced to march from the Anatolian highlands to the desert region of eastern Syria. The decision to undertake this genocide was a conscious one.
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