BB-036 / Genocide
Assyrian Genocide (Sayfo)
The Act
Concurrent with the Armenian Genocide, Ottoman forces and local Kurdish and Turkish irregulars killed an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 Assyrian Christians through massacres, death marches, and starvation. Entire communities were destroyed.
The Response
Like the Armenian Genocide, the Sayfo has been recognized by several countries and scholars but denied by Turkey. Assyrian diaspora communities maintain memorials and continue to seek formal international recognition.