During World War I. the Ottoman empire had suffered defeat at the hands of the Russians in northeastern Turkey. By 1915. the Ottoman auth~orities began fearing that Armenians would act as a fifth column within Turkey by supporting the Russians and their allies. The Ottoman government subsequently ordered a mass deportation of Armenians. The Armenian people were not only deported and robbed of their lands and possessions but they were also subjected to coldblooded massacres and atrocities and brutal extermination. During the 5year span of this genocide. 1.5 million Armenians died. 500.000 were exiled and countless survivors witnessed the atrocities perpetrated upon their families. relatives. and friends. These surviv. rs still carry with them the memory and the scars of this great tragedy.
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