In 2007, the press world was shaken when a Turkish-Armenian journalist was shot dead in front of his office. This man's name was Hrant Dink; he often spoke out against the government, asserting that the Armenian genocide had indeed taken place. In one of his reports, he claimed that the Turkish national anthem contained lines that discriminated against the Armenian population. He was sentenced to six months in prison, which was later upheld by the court. Turkey is considered the eighth deadliest country for journalists, because if they speak out against something and the Turkish government is offended, these journalists can be harassed, threatened and, in Hrant's case, killed ( Hrant Dink 1). Currently in Turkey, they do not recognize that the genocide ever happened, they claim that their country is incapable of committing such a heinous crime against its people, when in reality they committed it and were quite successful. It is important to be aware of genocide because when such crimes are committed, people need to be informed about them so that they can take action against them (Rouben 1). The Armenian Genocide is a very different and interesting genocide, not because it was interesting at the time it happened, but because the future after the genocide was interesting, because the Turkish government claims that it did not never took place and the people of the country are never informed of it and can never express themselves. against what they are brainwashed into believing. The Armenian genocide began in 1914, just as World War I was taking place. It targeted the Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire; this is because the Armenian people follow the religion of Christianity, while the people in the Ottoman Empire/Türkiye region were Muslims (Rouben 1). The Ottoman Empire is located in the middle of paper......to try to stop it is to accept it and not fill yourself with hatred. If the world wasn't full of hate and people thought they were better than others, imagine how much more peaceful it would be. Of course you can't just stop judging, but being able to judge people keeps you safe, being able to judge someone and hate them for being different won't help. The Turkish region never seems to want to recognize the genocide. They claim that their country is very peaceful and incapable of committing evil, such as genocide. In fact, Turkey is on several lists claiming that it is indeed a very dangerous country. This, coupled with the fact that it is difficult to cover up the disappearance of millions of people, makes it very difficult to believe that- a) the genocide never happened and b) that Turkey is supposed to be a very peaceful and peaceful country. Perfect..