Tehcir Law ( from '' tehcir '' , a word of Arabic origin in Ottoman Turkish and meaning " deportation " or " forced displacement " as defined by the Turkish Language Institute ) , or , officially by the Republic of Turkey , the " Sevk ve İskân Kanunu " ( Relocation and Resettlement Law ) was a law passed by the Ottoman Parliament on May 27 , 1915 authorizing the deportation of the Ottoman Empire 's Armenian population . The resettlement campaign resulted in the deaths of anywhere between 800,000 and over 1,800,000 civilians in what is commonly referred to as the Armenian Genocide . The bill was officially enacted on June 1 , 1915 and expired on February 8 , 1916
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Tehcir Law