Non-Turks Conflicts: Differences Between 1894 And 1896

Between the years 1894 and 1896, the Turkish militia and ordinary men began to massacre Armenian villages and cities in response to large scale Armenian protests. In 1908, a new form of government was created after a group of reformers (Young Turks) overthrew Sultan Abdul Hamid. The Young Turks wanted the empire to consist of only Turks because they believed that non-Turks and especially Christian non-Turks posed a great threat to their new state. In 1915, leaders in the Young Turks government began to eradicate the Armenian people through political orders, forced deportation and mass murders. In order to avoid any chance of resistance from the Armenians, over 200 Armenian community leaders were arrested on April 24th, 1915 in Constantinople