Armenian Genocide Memorial at St.Mary's Armenian Apostolic church in Glendale, California

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Punishment

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World War 1 ended in 1918. After the war ended, four hundred of the Young Turks who were directly involved in the planning of the Armenian Genocide were arrested. There was also a change in the government within the empire. Domestic trials were ensued, and charges were pressed for crimes ranging from "unconstitutional seizure of power" to "conspiring to annihilate the Armenian population".

Denial

In the 1920's there was an overwhelming amount of evidence provided by Western and Armenian witnesses, Turkish officials effectively created a fog of denial. Armenia has persistently called for the massacres of 1915 to be recognized as a genocide. They also have asked for Turkey to apologize for it. Turkey, however, has continued to deny the genocide, and claim the information they have given are false. The Turkish Government dismisses all charges of genocide and denies that the relocation of Armenians was actually a plan to exterminate the whole Armenian population. Along with the United States, many other members of the international community has not presses Turkey to admit to the genocide. Many are enraged that Turkey could be allowed to join the European Union without admitting to the genocide. Others say that too much time has passed to open old wounds.

Forgotten

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The leaders of the Young Turks were condemned to death for the roles they played in their roles in the genocide. They avoided the punishment by escaping to foreign countries and were not pursed by the new Turkish government or the international community. In 1923 the Ottoman Empire, renamed Turkey. They were declared a new republic and received international recognition. Because of this new beginning, the Turkish-Armenian issues of resettlement and being recognized were pushed aside, and forgotten by most of the world. The few remaining survivors of the Armenian genocide migrated around the world, seeking refuge in over two dozen countries.