
April 24: Arrest and massacre of Armenians in Istanbul, then called Constantinople. Start of a genocide that lasts into 1917 and kills more than 1.5 million people according to Armenian sources. Turkish authorities put toll at 250,000-500,000.
April 24: Arrest and massacre of Armenians in Istanbul, then called Constantinople. Start of a genocide that lasts into 1917 and kills more than 1.5 million people according to Armenian sources. Turkish authorities put toll at 250,000-500,000.