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The '''Armenian Genocide''' was the [[massacre]] of [[Armenians]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]], especially the deaths of 1.5 million<ref>Armenians say 1.5 million.</ref><ref>http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide</ref> Armenians from Anatolia during [[World War I]]. It was motivated by both, ethnic Turkish anti-Armenian racism<ref>Stephan H. Astourian, "Modern Turkish Identity and the Armenian Genocide: From Prejudice to Racist Nationalism. Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923," Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide, 2004. (28 pp)</ref> and Islamic anti-Christian intolerance, as a jihad.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/04/14/armenian-genocide-was-also-jihad/Aq1zTutJ73IJWRnlG8V6lN/story.html?outputType=amp], The Boston Globe, Apr 14, 2015.</ref> [[Turkey]] (which in 1923 became the successor state to the Ottoman Empire) has denied its responsibility, suggesting that preplanned [[genocide]] did not occur. Turkey says it was a confusing period where many people were killed because of political uprisings. To this day, Turkey denies it and did not even release their records.

The '''Armenian Genocide''' was the [[massacre]] of [[Armenians]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]], especially the deaths of 1.5 million<ref>Armenians say 1.5 million.</ref><ref>http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide</ref> Armenians from Anatolia during [[World War I]]. It was motivated by both, ethnic Turkish anti-Armenian racism<ref>Stephan H. Astourian, "Modern Turkish Identity and the Armenian Genocide: From Prejudice to Racist Nationalism. Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923," Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide, 2004. (28 pp)</ref> and Islamic anti-Christian intolerance, as a jihad.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/04/14/armenian-genocide-was-also-jihad/Aq1zTutJ73IJWRnlG8V6lN/story.html?outputType=amp The Armenian Genocide Was Also A Jihad]], The Boston Globe, Apr 14, 2015.</ref> [[Turkey]] (which in 1923 became the successor state to the Ottoman Empire) has denied its responsibility, suggesting that preplanned [[genocide]] did not occur. Turkey says it was a confusing period where many people were killed because of political uprisings. To this day, Turkey denies it and did not even release their records.

The Armenian Genocide of 1914–1923 was not the only Armenian Genocide – an earlier one began in 1019.<ref>Ibrahim, Raymond (May 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/remembering-the-forgotten-armenian-genocide-of-1019-ad Remembering the forgotten Armenian Genocide of 1019 AD]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved May 11, 2019.</ref>

The Armenian Genocide of 1914–1923 was not the only Armenian Genocide – an earlier one began in 1019.<ref>Ibrahim, Raymond (May 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/remembering-the-forgotten-armenian-genocide-of-1019-ad Remembering the forgotten Armenian Genocide of 1019 AD]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved May 11, 2019.</ref>