 The Ottoman archives document that the Armenian deportations started as early as March 2, 1915.After the expiration of the Tehcir Law, deportations and massacres continued.On September 13, 1915, the Ottoman parliament passed the "Temporary Law of Expropriation and Confiscation," stating that all property, including land, livestock, and homes belonging to Armenians, was to be confiscated by the Ottoman authorities.