When Europe was divided into two blocs before the First World War , he supported an alliance with France . He went to France to negotiate an alliance with the French , but failed and then sided with Enver and Talaat , who favoured the German side . Djemal , along with Enver and Talaat , took control of the Ottoman government in 1913 . The Three Pashas effectively ruled the Ottoman Empire for the duration of World War I and were the three main perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide , the Greek genocide , and the Assyrian genocide . Djemal was one of the designers of the government 's internal and foreign policies , nearly all of which proved disastrous for the Empire . For example , his policy to oppose the powers in Eastern Europe caused a dramatic escalation and the ' balkanisation ' of the Slavic republics . Multiple contradictory allegiances in a redundant balance-of-powers strategy added immense complexity and immeasurable difficulties to Ottoman logistics across thousands of miles of desert
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Djemal Pasha