In 1894 – 96 and 1915 the Ottoman Empire perpetrated systematic massacres and forced deportations of Armenians resulting in the Armenian Genocide . The massive deportation and killings of Armenians began in the spring 1915 . On April 24 , 1915 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders were deported from Constantinople . Depending on the sources cited , about 1,500,000 Armenians were killed during this act
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Western Armenia