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Mesrob Kloian's Witness Story.

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February 6th 2014
Mesrob Kloian describes his experience in the Armenian Genocide as a traumatic experience. He says that they were given exactly one day to get ready. They were forbidden to take any weapons or even a pen knife. Anyone who was found with any weapons was shot at the spot. Also, he says that while they will march with the Turks officers among desolated areas where there will be no water, and then the ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Erzurum

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more