Memory of Trees

Orchards and vineyards are seen from the Toros Express train that runs from Istanbul to Gaziantep‭, ‬Turkey‭. ‬In 1915‭ ‬the Young Turks government began to use the railway to deport thousands of Armenians to the deserts of Syria‭. ‬According to eye-witness accounts and photographs‭, detention camps sprung‭ ‬up along the sides of the train track‭. ‬Defending themselves against bandits, starvation‭ and harsh conditions, ‬thousands perished in the camps or in route to Syria‭.‬