1/ April 24, 1915 marked the beginning of Turkey’s genocide of ethnic Armenians. My great-grandparents, who lived in the town of Van, buried their young daughter, my grandmother, in their yard to protect her. They gave her a small hole through which she could breathe.
2/ The Turks slaughtered her parents. She later walked to a nearby convent, where the nuns raised her, in safety.
She never knew her extended family, and she didn’t even know her birthday.
She never knew her extended family, and she didn’t even know her birthday.
3/ @Turkey_Gov has never accepted responsibility, offered an apology or reparations. In fact, it has led an active campaign of denial of this documented chapter of history, and pro-Turkish propaganda.
4/ The U.S. government has feared damaging its relationship with Turkey, but today, @POTUS put financial interests aside and stood on the side of speaking the truth. #ArmenianGenocide
5/ A question for you, @washingtonpost: in this headline, why the quotation marks around the word genocide? washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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