​​​​​​​Genocides ... bloody Ottoman history amid Turkish ongoing crimes

Turkey is seeking once again to repeat the scenario of the Genocides against the "Armenian" committed by the deceased Ottoman Empire between the spring of 1914 and the fall of 1916, in the regions of northeast Syria, after its occupation of Afrin in 2018, and the cities of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî in 2019.

The Armenian Genocide entered its 106, in which nearly a million and a half Armenians were killed at the hands of the vanishing Ottoman Empire, in addition to the forcible deportation more than a million Armenians between 1915 and 1917 before them, to the death of thousands of women, children and elderly people before they arrived After the harsh conditions, these massacres became an indelible tragedy from the Armenian memory.

Accounts state that thousands of Armenians were tortured, beaten, raped, and have property confiscated.

In this regard, the Armenian Sylvie Bachoura explained that the goal of the Ottoman Empire was to weaken them by dividing their ranks to create religious, cultural and spiritual gaps between them, stressing that the genocide aimed at ethnic cleansing.

Efforts to Revive Ancient Ottoman Scenarios

Bashura indicated that what the Turkish state has committed against the people of northern and eastern Syria since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011, and in particular during its occupation of Afrin in 2018 and the cities of Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad in 2019, is nothing but a repetition of the old scenario by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians and Syriacs, Chaldeans and Assyrians from the massacres.

She went on to say: "Turkey seeks to separate the components of the region through its agenda, and penetrate into the territories of northeast Syria to occupy it and plunder its resources. The policy pursued by the formerly vanished Ottoman Empire is revived in our regions again."

She added: "The world powers do not take serious positions regarding the crimes of the Turkish state that they have committed since Ottomans era, and the best evidence, are against the sons of Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad through their mercenaries or the so-called Free Army who follow the ideology of ISIS, in front of sight of the international community.

"Turkey denies its massacres against the Armenians, Syrians, Assyrians and Chaldeans," Sylvie said, demanding Turkey to recognize the Armenian massacres, and the necessity to shoulder its responsibilities.

Sylvie stressed the need to strengthen cohesion and raise the pace of resistance in the face of policies based on exclusion and denial, stressing that the people of the region have shown strong positions and worth in defending the region."

She highlighted the effective role played by the Autonomous Administration and the security forces represented by the Syrian Democratic Forces, and said: “The forces have definitely contributed to establishing security in NE Syria, after their liberation from ISIS, and combating sleeper cells, and they also contributed to unity among all components."

'Unity and cohesion are required'

Sylvie emphasized that the only way to block the way for the occupier from reviving old scenarios is unity, calling on the people of the region to date historical and cultural events to serve as a reference for future generations, and to consolidate ideas that enhance cohesion between the components of the region.

Sobhi Elias, an Armenian, noted that the massacres against the Armenians by the Ottomans 106 years ago have not ended, but rather have affected other components such as the Kurds, Syriacs, Yazidis, and the people of northeast Syria.

He continued: "Turkey continues to launch attacks on the regions of northeast Syria after its occupation of the cities of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî, in an effort to strike at the Autonomous Administration and the democratic nation project, thus posing a danger to all components of the region."

'Global powers allowed Turkey to go far'

"How can a country occupy another country without any serious stance by global powers that call for protection of human rights in the twenty-first century?"

Ilias criticized the silence of world powers and humanitarian and human rights organizations regarding the massacres committed against Armenians by the Ottomans, and the violations that the people of northeast Syria are exposed to by the Turkish occupation, and said: "The world powers have given Turkey the opportunity to expand and penetrate into our regions."

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ANHA