June 15: 106th Anniversary of Turkey’s 1915 Assyrian Genocide

  Tuesday, June 15 marked the 106th anniversary of the beginning of the Assyrian Genocide by Ottoman Turkey committed between 1915 and 1923. During this period, Assyrians — alongside Greeks and Armenians — were exposed to genocide, in which around 300,000 Assyrians perished. Assyrians call the crime “seyfo,” which means “sword” in their language, as … Continue reading June 15: 106th Anniversary of Turkey’s 1915 Assyrian Genocide