Ottoman Empire
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An Australian Soldier and an Ottoman Sniper Disguised in Cannabis Foliage on the WWI Frontline
An archival World War I photograph captures an alert Australian soldier standing beside a captured Ottoman sniper whose elaborate botanical camouflage mimics local cannabis plants on the Middle Eastern front.
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An Ottoman Official Taunting Starving Armenian Children with Bread, 1915
A haunting 1915 photograph from the Ottoman Empire captures an official holding up bread to taunt starving Armenian children during the genocide.
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The Silent Witnesses of the Desert: Armin Wegner’s Photograph of Abandoned Armenian Children
A haunting photograph by German medic Armin T. Wegner captures emaciated Armenian children collapsed on a dusty Ottoman street in 1915, serving as a smuggled testament to the horrors of the Armenian Genocide.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Acknowledges Armenian Genocide on Anniversary
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a public statement, affirming the right to freedom and self-determination for all people.