After the collapse of Ottoman Empire Western Armenia remained under Turkish rule , and in 1894 â `` 96 and 1915 Turkey perpetrated systematic massacres and forced deportations of Armenians .
During the collapse of Ottoman Empire Western Armenia remained under Turkish rule , and in 1894 â `` 96 and 1915 the Ottoman Empire perpetrated systematic massacres and forced deportations of Armenians resulting in the Armenian Genocide .