The Armenian Genocide was a systematic mass killing and forced deportation of Armenians carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923. During World War I and its aftermath, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were killed through massacres, forced marches, and starvation. The genocide began on April 24, 1915, with the arrest and execution of Armenian intellectuals and leaders in Constantinople. The Ottoman authorities then orchestrated mass deportations, sending Armenians on death marches into the Syrian desert without food or water. This atrocity is widely recognized as the first genocide of the 20th century, although the Turkish government has historically denied it was a genocide. The Armenian Genocide had a devastating impact on the Armenian population, leading to a significant diaspora and lasting trauma among survivors and their descendants.

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