r/armenia

What kind of patriotism is that? Why do we do it? What do we gain from it?

I just wanted to ask for this sub’s opinion on the future of Armenian and Turkish relations, especially considering the more open-minded younger generations. Armenia seems to be moving closer to the West and aims to join the European Union, while Turkey is also still formally a candidate country.

So what can we expect for the future of relations between Turkey and Armenia? What do you think? Are reconciliation and rapprochement on the horizon, or not?

Although the massacres of Armenians began in the 1890s, the full-scale beginning of the Armenian Genocide is considered to be the night of April 24, 1915, when, on the orders of Ahmed Talaat Pasha, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Ottoman Empire, about 500-600 Armenian intellectuals, including clergy, doctors, editors, journalists, and politicians, were arrested in Constantinople and moved to temporary detention centers.

After the adoption of the Techir Law (the law on the resettlement of Armenians) on May 27, 1915, from 800.000 to 1.200.000 Armenians from all over the Ottoman Empire were forcibly exiled on foot from their homelands to Ottoman Syria.

During the journey, 600.000 to 1.500.000 Armenians were killed either from hunger, thirst, or plain-old murder. Armenians endured torture, rape, and generally inhumane and abominable treatment at the hands of Turks and Turkish (Ottoman) nationalists.

Anywhere between 100.000 to 200.000 Armenian women and Armenian children were forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and integrated into Muslim families and homes.

The reasons for the genocide as I understand it, the leaders of the Young Turks, Unity and Progress, were concerned that the Armenians, who considered Anatolia their historical homeland, were hoping to create an independent Armenian republic in Anatolia, which, weakened after unsuccessful decades of war, the Ottoman Empire considered the last bulwark of the Turkish people.

One cannot forget such moments of history. Eternal memory to the victims of the genocide.

Hi guys, next week I have a flight booked for a vacation in Yerevan. I see that someone already asked this 20 days ago, but I don't know if there are any updates regarding that and I can't find much on Google. I know generally Armenia is a safe country, and I also know they have a good relationship with the Iran neighbors. But how much you think is impactful the situation today regarding USA-Iran conflict due to its closeness? Is there any risk for the flight space to be closed from your 'armenian' opinion?