Some people argue that the mass killings and forced deportations of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I constitute genocide, while others deny that it meets the criteria established by the United Nations Convention on Genocide.
The majority of historians and scholars recognize the events that took place during World War I as a genocide against the Armenian population, while the Turkish government denies the characterization, citing wartime chaos and contested numbers of casualties.
Analyzing the points of view regarding the allegation of the Armenian genocide, one perspective acknowledges it as a deliberate and systematic extermination of Armenians, a term widely accepted by scholars and many countries. Another perspective argues against the genocide designation, suggesting it was a result of wartime conditions and denying an intent of systematic extermination.
