Armenians (jan 1, 1879 – jan 1, 1915)

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1879 In Constantinople, Turkish authorities forbid Armenian performances.

1896 In Constantinople, Armenian nationalists attack the Ottoman Bank. Authorities retaliate and 3,000 Armenians die.

1909 Apr 14 In Adana province in southern Turkey, organized violence begins that into May will kill between 15,000 and 30,000 Armenians. The Armenians are Christians and more business and Western oriented and generally more wealthy than the local Muslim population. Their tractors and other mechanized equipment are destroyed along with their homes and lives.

1909 Dec 11 In Turkey, 26 are found guilty of the massacre of Armenians in Adana on April 14, and they are publicly executed.

1915 Jan 5 The Turkish government publicly charges that Armenian army bakers were poisoning their bread. A group of doctors examine and eat the bread and conclude that the charges are false. No matter. The government does not rescind the charge and the bakers are beaten.

1915 Feb 28 Turkey's government remains suspicious of their Armenian ethnic minority – also a religious minority in that the Armenians are Christians. In the last days of this month the Turks have dismissed Armenian government officials. They have removed Armenians from combat units and put them into labor battalions.

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