While acknowledging that many Armenians perished during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish leaders insist the tragedy was due to an overall state of anarchy and violence, which also claimed Turkish lives.
Potvrđujući da je puno Jermena izgubilo život u poslednjim danima Otomanskog carstva, turski lideri ističu da je do te tragedije došlo zbog sveopšteg stanja anarhije i nasilja, koje je odnelo i živote Turaka.