A 1915 political appointment in Turkey accelerated a forgotten genocide against Syriac Christians
The appointment of a ruthless governor in 1915 triggered a wave of violence against Syriac Christians, marking a dark and often overlooked chapter of the Ottoman Empire's final years.
On this day in 1915, Mehmed Reshid was appointed governor of Diyarbekir, a move that proved catastrophic for the region's Syriac Christian population. Known as the 'butcher of Diyarbekir', Reshid transformed the province into a site of systematic persecution during the Sayfo genocide.
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