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Which ethnic group was targeted for persecution in the ottoman empire during world war i?

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The correct answer is Armenians

During the Armenian Genocide, ethnic Armenian Christians living in the Ottoman Empire were targeted which resulted in about 1.5 million of them being exterminated. This genocide was fueled by anti-Armenian sentiment which led to a systematic campaign aimed at exterminating them

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