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When did the Armenian Genocide take place?

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Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide — Armenian Genocide Overview of the history and controversy surrounding the Armenian Genocide.

The Armenian Genocide took place primarily from 1915 to 1916 during World War I.123

While tensions and instances of mass violence against Armenians occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the systematic campaign of deportation and mass murder began in 1915. Following the Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Sarıkamış, the Young Turk government initiated the removal of the Armenian population from eastern Anatolia.142

On April 24, 1915, authorities arrested hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and politicians in Istanbul, an event often cited as the start of the genocide. Throughout the summer and autumn of 1915, civilians were forced on death marches toward concentration camps in the Syrian desert, with massacres continuing into 1916. Estimates of the total number of victims range from 600,000 to 1,500,000.1352