The Uzun Hüseyin Well, discovered during excavations in Hakmehmet village, where 83 people were allegedly murdered and thrown into the well, reveals the Armenian atrocities that took place in the region.
The well, approximately 13 meters deep, is located on land belonging to Hüseyin Duman, nicknamed “Uzun Hüseyin,” who lived in Hakmehmet village.
According to historical sources and accounts from the local people, in 1919, thousands of Armenians who came to the region gathered all the men from the families living in the village in the village square, using various tricks or coercion.
The Armenian gangs tied the hands of those gathered there, tortured some to death, and threw others alive into the well. Hüseyin Duman, who was thrown into the well during the massacre perpetrated by the Armenians and managed to escape, ensured that the events of that day became known to this day.
Uzun Hüseyin‘s son, Felemez Duman, recounted his father’s and the villagers’ experiences during the massacre perpetrated by the Armenians. Duman, who still lives in a house next to the mass grave, said, “My father used to say that Armenians surrounded the village, raided everyone’s houses, gathered all the men in the mosque, and tied the hands of the elders. My father told the others, ‘Let‘s escape,’ thinking, ’Our relatives, our families are here, what will happen to them?’ My father managed to escape, and they fired a few shots after him, but they missed.” Duman explained that his father hid in the barn because he couldn’t leave the village due to the Armenian guards around him, and continued, “They brought the men they had tied up to the well near the barn, threw them into the well one by one, some headfirst, and shot them. Finally, they covered them with stones. My mother used to say that we escaped, we survived, we went to Iran, and after a long time, we returned to our village, and blood was still coming out of the well.”
