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Basic Books AZ
I don't see how its relevant to the topic at hand, but here you go some good books on the topic, let me know if want any other suggestions.
A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide
Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide
A Peace to End all Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
Fall of the Ottomans:The Great War in the Middle East
I'm actually reading this right now: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East/dp/046502307X
Basically, as with the rest of the causes of WWI, they had several reasons stemming from their pre-existing relationships with the other major powers of Europe. Essentially, the British treated them poorly in several terrible trade deals, maybe the worst ever. They had border disputes with Russia, and they had just ended a war with Italy. On the other hand, they had a very good relationship with Germany, and Austria agreed to carve up part of the Balkans and assured that Turkey would get back lots of territory they lost there in previous conflicts. That's the very condensed version, but it should be noted that not everyone in the Ottoman Empire liked entering the war, regardless of which side, particularly the Arab provinces in Mesopotamia.