Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Armenian genocide denial

Armenian genocide denial

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 24, 2023 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:14, 13 March 2023 (UTC)



Armenian genocide denial is the claim that the Ottoman Empire did not commit genocide against its Armenian citizens during World War I—a crime widely documented and affirmed by the vast majority of scholars. The perpetrators denied the genocide as they carried it out, and incriminating documents were systematically destroyed. Denial has been the policy of every government of the Republic of Turkey, and rests on the assumption that the "relocation" of Armenians was a legitimate state action, not deliberate extermination. Deniers claim the death toll is exaggerated or attribute the deaths to other factors. Historian Ronald Grigor Suny states that the main argument is "There was no genocide, and the Armenians were to blame for it." An important reason for this denial is that the genocide enabled the establishment of a Turkish nation-state; recognition would contradict Turkey's founding myths. The century-long denial of the genocide by the Turkish state sets it apart from other cases of genocide.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Armenian genocide, last year on 24 April
 * Main editors: Buidhe
 * Promoted: 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: 24 April is Armenian Genocide Memorial Day. Not sure about the image; I went with a different one for the lead image of Armenian genocide due to concerns about being overly graphic, and that would apply even more so to main page content. Thanks for the blurb.
 * Support as nominator. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  05:55, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. Vida0007 (talk) 19:17, 12 March 2023 (UTC)