The Adana massacre occurred in the Ottoman Vilayet of Adana in April 1909 . A religious-ethnic clash in the province amid governmental upheaval led to a series of anti-Armenian pogroms throughout the region . Despite official denial , which placed the blame squarely on the Armenians and the death count at a mere 1500 , the massacres in the entire province of Adana resulted in the deaths of roughly 25,000 Armenians . The massacre left around 3500 Armenian children homeless , some being placed in a newly-built orphanage , Dârüleytâm . During World War I in 1915 , Ottoman troops deported the city 's Armenian population ( approx. 20,000 ) to Syria under the course of Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Adana