Hidden Armenians ( ) or crypto-Armenians ( '' tsptyal hayer '' ; ) is an " umbrella term to describe Turkish people of full or partial ethnic Armenian origin who generally conceal their Armenian identity from wider Turkish society . " They are mostly descendants of Ottoman Armenians who , at least outwardly , were Islamized ( and turkified or kurdified ) " under the threat of physical extermination " during the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Hidden Armenians