Many reputable sources account to 1.5 – 1.6 million of Armenian population within Ottoman Empire before WW1. Only the number provided by the Armenian Istanbul Patriarchate in 1912 is way above these general numbers, being around 2 million. Oddly, Patriarchate\u2019s number is the only one taken into account in Toynbee\u2019s Blue<\/p>\n
Book and in the declaration published by Boghos Nubar and A. Aharonian before Paris Peace Conference.<\/p>\n
Patriarchate\u2019s 2 million figure highly contradicts with the detailed population numbers provided by British H.F.B Lynch and French Vital Cuinet for the periods ending 19th century and beginning 20th century. When we look at the numbers given by Lynch and Cuinet, it\u2019s easy to see that Patriarchate\u2019s number for before WW1 is nearly 100% higher than the British and French sources for the periods ending 19th century and beginning 20th century which is nearly impossible considering populations can not rise by that much for over only 15 to 20 years. Also the number provided by Armenian Patriarchate for Muslim population in Ottoman Empire in 1912 is 20-30% lower than the other reputable sources.<\/p>\n
In addition to sources of Lynch and Cuinet, many other reputable sources show that Armenian population with in Ottoman empire before WW1 was around 1.3-1.6 million.
\nHence in Lozan Peace Conference, 2 million figure introduced by the Armenians had been found quite an exaggeration and 1.6 million figure by David Magie had been taken into account.
\nAnother disinformation Ottoman Empire had been a victim of during WW1 about Ottoman Armenians is the number of Armenians that had been killed in Anatolia. It\u2019s almost like this number had been introduced to an auction in last 100 years. ( Numbers given by the Red Cross is between 600.000 and 800.000, numbers given by Morgenthau is 1 million and today Armenian Diaspora claims the number to be around 1.5 to 2 million.<\/p>\n
Some historians that support the Armenian Genocide allegations ignore this debate by saying that; \u2018Numbers are meaningless, it\u2019s the crime that matters\u2019. There is no legal document that highlights or clarifies how many Armenians had died or had been killed under what conditions during 1915 phenomenon. Today the main allegation is that most Armenians (1.5 million to 2 million) had faced ethnic cleansing in Anatolian camps or North Syrian camps.<\/p>\n
However when we look at legal documents with European or United Nations origins for the period commencing WW1 and ending 1924, we see just the opposite of these allegations. If we take into consideration the documents of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutiun) as well as Czardom Russia and Bolshevik Russia documents together with the above mentioned documents, we can see the mobility of Armenians together with how they ended up and their fates.<\/p>\n
The most important official document indicating the \u2018Armenian Armed Movements\u2019 before WW1 is the 1910 speech given by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation ideologist Mikail Varangian (aka Warangian) in Copenhagen during Second Socialist International.<\/p>\n
The report shows that Dashnaktsutiun had organized and formed armed gangs in almost everywhere in Anatolia by adopting a terrorist movement. The report is in Belvedere archives.<\/p>\n
Two other sources admitting the \u2018Armenian Armed Movements\u2019 that were seen long before WW1 are as follows: The number of Armenians who had joined in these armed forces were around 200.000 as stated by Armenia Delegation Chairman Avetis Aharonian and World Armenians Delegation Chairman Boghos Nubar in Paris Peace Conference in 1919.<\/p>\n The act of organizing and arming these 200.000 Armenians was naturally not something that Armenians could manage on their own initiatives financially and technically. The Armenian armed gangs were supported directly by Czardom Russia, Britain and France before WW1.<\/p>\n Two years before WW1 on 26th November, 1912, the confidential report sent by Russian Ambassador Zinovyev in \u0130stanbul to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia S. D. Sazanov included the following (Russian State Archives, Politics Department, nr 117\/293):<\/p>\n \u2018According to the information provided by our Van, Beyaz\u0131d, Erzurum, Trabzon Consulates, the Armenians living in these cities are on Russian side and are waiting for our armies\u2019.<\/em> [RussianStateArchives\/political section n.117\/293]<\/em><\/p>\n As paralel to what stated above, the riots of Armenian armed gangs resulted in Russians occupying Van at the beginning of WW1.<\/p>\n Van tradegy was described as follows in the telegraph sent by German Ambassador in \u0130stanbul Hans Von Wangenheim to Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Germany on 10th May, 1915:<\/p>\n \u2018Armenians in the city of Van started rioting and started to attack Muslim villages and the castle. The Turkish headquarters in the castle had lost 300 soldiers and as a result of the street combats for days, the rebels took over the city. Russia occupied the city on 17th May, 1915. Armenians sided with Russia afterwards and started to massacre Muslims. Approximately 80.000 Muslims around Bitlis started to flee.<\/em> [Wangenheim,Deutschisches und Armenien 1914-1918,Postdam 1919 p.65]<\/em><\/p>\n The massacres of Muslims by Armenians were also documented in Czardom Russia archives. A report sent by Russian Commander Brigadier Bolhovitinov in Caucasus to headquarters on 11th December, 1915 included the following:<\/p>\n \u2018The Armenian Volunteer Legions had killed Muslims brutally with racist motives.\u2019<\/em> [Brigadier General Leonid Bolhovitinov’s Report,1915,Russian Military History Archives (RGVIA) fond2100,list1,folder557,p.303-307]<\/em><\/p>\n While these tradegies were taking place in East Anatolia, Russian, British and French were helping Armenians getting armed in East Mediterranean.<\/p>\n The telegraph dated 5th November, 1914 sent by Francois George Picot and French Middle Ambassador Defrance of Egypt stated:<\/p>\n \u2018Greece accepted to send 15.000 rifles and 2 million bullets to the volunteer legions in Syria and in a possible intervention of France in Syria there are 30.000 – 35.000 volunteers readily avaliable to side with France in the region\u2019<\/em>. [Guerre Mondiale Turquie Vol.867 XCIII-document 237,Legion d’Orient 1914-1918]<\/em><\/p>\n The report sent by the French Admiral in Syrian shore to the British military headquarters in Egypt indicated that the riot in Cilicia had lasted for over one month as of 28th May, 1915 and a total of 300 Turkish gendarmes had been killed. The memorandum sent by Russian Ambassador to British Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24th Feb, 1915 expressed that an Armenian from Cilicia had contacted Kont Warentzoff Dachkoff in Caucasus and had indicated that they had gathered a force of 15.000 to raid the transportation lines of the Turkish Army but that they had not had enough arms and arsenal to perform and those could have been provided by British and French over through Alexandretta Harbour. [U.K. Archives F.O. 371\/2484 No.22083,15 Feb.1915]<\/em><\/p>\n As can be seen clearly from documents and information like the ones mentioned above, Armenian Dashnak Forces were committing war crimes behind the battles when Ottoman Empire called all men to the army to fight in \u00c7anakkale, Palestine and Caucasus battles. This situation resulted in Ottoman Empire deciding to relocate Armenians in war zones as well as Armenians in Anatolia who were working for Dashnak Party to Syrian region.<\/strong><\/p>\n The ones claiming that there is a genocide are accusing Ottoman Empire of ethnically cleansing 1.5 million Armenians in the Empire with the application of this relocation decision dated 24th April, 1915.<\/p>\n Many official documents were obtained in relation to the fate of Armenians forced to relocate during WW1 and after which were highly contradicting with the idea of a genocide.<\/p>\n Although Ottoman Empire decided to relocate Armenians in above mentioned locations, Batumi Ambassador of Britain P. Stevens indicated that many Armenians were not even subject to obligatory relocation and were taken away by Russians to Caucasus in the report he sent to London on 25th Feb, 1916. [Hala\u00e7o\u011flu,Ermeniler:S\u00fcrg\u00fcn Ve G\u00f6\u00e7,p.84-85]<\/em><\/p>\n [Photo: Armenian Refugees From Turkey arrived in Russia,1914<\/strong>– Harold Buxton;Travel & Politics in Armenia,1914]<\/em><\/p>\n This is also confirmed in the report of British Lord Major Found which he wrote about 1915. 250.000 Armenians moved to Caucasus Armenia from Anatolia fighting against illnesses and war conditions.<\/p>\n 250.000 figure was confirmed in the report sent by Armenian National Delegation Chairman Boghos Nubar to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France in addition to the figure of 40.000 Ottoman Armenians being in Iran.<\/p>\n When we can reasonably confirm that 250.000 Ottoman Armenians arriving at Caucasus and 40.000 Ottoman Armenians arriving at Iran at the beginning of WW1, we also obtain some other related information from US National Archives: American Counsel J. B. Jackson of Aleppo indicated in the letter he sent to American Ambassador Henry Morgenthau in \u0130stanbul(8February1916<\/strong>) that 486.000 Armenians were located in the camps between Aleppo and Damascus and there were two charities helping the migrants. [U.S. Archives State Department Record Group 59,867.48\/271]<\/em> We can provide more detailed information related to Armenian refugees in Caucasus and Syria from documents obtained after WW1.<\/p>\n WW1 ended with Mondros Armistice signed on 30th October, 1918 for Ottoman Empire. In 1918 after the war when the Bolshevik Revolution was over, the massacres of Muslim civilians in East and South East Anatolia by Armenian Dashnak Goverment which was continuing to fight, reached the maximum possible. In the same year, Cilicia was<\/p>\n Occupied by the French (on 24th December, 1918). It is seen that after Cilicia was occupied by the French, some Armenian refugees in Syria were relocated here. However we obtain the exact number of Armenians living under Ottoman Empire after WW1 from the official document presented to the US by \u0130stanbul American High Council. This document is in US National Archives and was confirmed by \u0130stanbul Armenian Patriarchate.<\/p>\n According to this official document, there were 624.900 Armenians living under Ottoman Empire in 1921. We also know that apparently around 200.000 were located in Cilicia (in Adana, Antep, Mara\u015f etc.) which was under French control. This document shows that there were 624.900 Armenians under Ottoman borders after WW1 until these Armenians were refugees again.<\/p>\n There is also another visual document related to Armenians obtained for these years. The photo of Armenian refugees living in Novorossisk (Black Sea shore – South Russia) taken by G. P. Lloyd is in Frank Carpenter archives and it was taken in 1920. Unfortunately we can not obtain any information related to the number of Armenian refugees in Novorossik.<\/p>\n It is discussed in the Near East Relief Report dated 31st December, 1921 that around 500.000 Armenian refugees in Dashnak Goverment in Yerevan (which was in Caucasus) were being provided aid.<\/p>\n [Report Of The Near East Relief,For The Year Ending 31 December 1921, Washington Government Printing office 1922]<\/em><\/p>\n The exact number of Armenian refugees who went to Armenia during the Turkish – Armenian War which started with WW1 and ended with G\u00fcmr\u00fc Treaty signed on 3rd December, 1920 and Bolshevik Russians occupying Armenia on 4th December, 1920, was provided by Fridjof Nansen, Refugees High Commissar of League of Nations.<\/p>\n Fridjof Nansen indicated that 400.000 of the 1 million population of Yerevan Armenian Goverment was comprised of refugees who came during the war as answer to the question of an Indian representative during the 8th meeting of League of Nations held on 19th October, 1928.<\/p>\n Even if Fridjof Nansen did not give any indications related to the number of Armenians in whole Caucasus or South Russia, he definitely indicated that 400.000 Ottoman Armenians moved to Caucasus Armenia.<\/p>\n Meanwhile the Ankara Treaty signed between France and Ankara government resulting in France withdrawing from Cilicia also resulted in 200.000 Armenians leaving the region (who were located there before) and migrating to other countries without ever coming back. 500.000 Muslims being massacred by Armenian Armed Forces in Anatolia made it impossible for the Armenians and Turks living together.<\/p>\n The document about the \u2018Armenian Population Around The World\u2019 dated 1922 and included in US National Archives gives information about the Armenian emigration that started with the French withdrawing from Cilicia. We can follow the refugee movements of the 624.900 Armenians in Ottoman Empire beginning 1921 with the help of the activities of League of Nations. This refugee movement was also indicated in the declaration prepared by Armenian National Delegation for Lausanne Treaty on 2nd February, 1923.<\/p>\n [League Of Nation,Armenia, Geneva, February 2nd.1923, 0.153. M.56 1923 VII]<\/em><\/p>\n CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n From the beginning of WW1 to 1921, there were 624.900 Armenians in Ottoman Empire, at least 400.000 in Yerevan Armenia and finally at least 40.000 in Iran. Unfortunately we can not conclude as to how many Ottoman Armenians immigrated to South Russia, Georgia, Egypt, Greece, USA or Europe.<\/p>\n However the most certain thing we get out of all these documents is that the Armenian population which was around 1.6 million before WW1 was at least around 1.1 million after WW1.<\/strong><\/p>\n [The Republic Of Armenia–A Memorandum , On The Recognition Of The Government Of The Republic Of Armenia, Submitted By The Special Mission Of The Republic Of Armenia To The United States– Presented By Mr. Lodge,November 10,1919, Washington,Government Printing Office 1919]<\/em><\/p>\n G\u00d6\u00c7 EDEN OSMANLI ERMEN\u0130LER\u0130N\u0130N AK\u0130BET\u0130 VE SOYKIRIM \u0130DD\u0130ASI<\/strong><\/p>\n Birinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 \u00f6ncesinde Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde ya\u015fayan Ermenilerin say\u0131lar\u0131 hakk\u0131nda verilen ciddi rakamlar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011funlu\u011fu 1.5-1.6 milyon aras\u0131ndad\u0131r.Sadece \u0130stanbul Ermeni Patrikhanesi\u2019nin 1912 y\u0131l\u0131nda verdi\u011fi rakam , bu genel rakamlar\u0131n \u00e7ok \u00fczerinde, 2 milyon u bulmaktad\u0131r.Patrikhane\u2019nin bu de\u011ferleri, hem Toynbee\u2019nin Mavi Kitap\u2019\u0131 ve hemde Paris Bar\u0131\u015f Konferans\u0131 \u00f6ncesi, Boghos Nubar ve A. Aharonian iklisinin yay\u0131nlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bildiride kullan\u0131l\u0131r.<\/p>\n Patrikhane\u2019nin bu 2 milyon rakam\u0131 , 19. yy sonu-20.yy ba\u015f\u0131 itibariyle \u0130ngiliz H.F.B Lynch ve Frans\u0131z Vital Cuinet\u2019in verdi\u011fi detayl\u0131 n\u00fcfus de\u011ferleri ile olduk\u00e7a \u00e7eli\u015fkilidir.Lynch ve Cuinet\u2019in verdi\u011fi rakamlara bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, Patrikhane\u2019nin verdi\u011fi n\u00fcfus de\u011ferlerinin hemen hemen %100 fazla oldu\u011fu anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131r ve 15-20 y\u0131l i\u00e7inde hi\u00e7bir insan populasyonu do\u011fal yollardan bu kadar artamaz.Ayr\u0131ca \u0130stanbul Ermeni Patrikhanesi\u2019nin 1912 y\u0131l\u0131nda, M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlara ait n\u00fcfus say\u0131lar\u0131nda ise %20-30 oran\u0131nda bir eksilme g\u00f6r\u00fclmektedir.<\/p>\n Lynch ve Cuinet\u2019e ek olarak bir\u00e7ok kaynakta da, Birinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 \u00f6ncesi i\u00e7in Osmanl\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131ndaki Ermenilerin say\u0131s\u0131 Keza Lozan Bar\u0131\u015f Konferans\u0131\u2019nda da , Ermeni Patrikhanesi\u2019nin 2 milyon takam\u0131 \u00e7ok abart\u0131l\u0131 bulunarak, David Magie taraf\u0131ndan haz\u0131rlanan ve Ermenilerin say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 1.6 milyon olarak veren n\u00fcfus istatisti\u011fi kabul edilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Birinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019nda, Osmanl\u0131 Ermenileri hakk\u0131nda bilimsel olmayan bilgi dezenfermasyonunun bollu\u011fu i\u00e7inde kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kan di\u011fer bir konu ise,Birinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 boyunca hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybeden Anadolu Ermenileri\u2019nin say\u0131s\u0131d\u0131r.Bu konu ge\u00e7en 100 y\u0131l i\u00e7inde sanki a\u00e7\u0131k artt\u0131rmaya \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f gibidir. (K\u0131z\u0131lha\u00e7 600-800 bin rakam\u0131, Morgenthau 1 milyon, bug\u00fcn\u00fcn Ermeni Diasporas\u0131 ise 1.5-2 milyon kay\u0131ptan bahseder)<\/p>\n \u201dErmeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131\u201d iddias\u0131nda bulunan baz\u0131 tarih\u00e7iler, bu say\u0131lar hakk\u0131nda \u201dne kadar insan\u0131n \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn ne \u00f6nemi var,\u00f6nemli olan su\u00e7un kendisidir\u201d diyerek, konuyu ge\u00e7i\u015ftirmektedirler.1915 fenomeni i\u00e7inde ne kadar Osmanl\u0131 Ermenisi\u2019nin hangi ko\u015fullar alt\u0131nda \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ya da \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn hukuki bir belgesi yoktur.Bug\u00fcn itibariyle genel iddia, 1.5 (ya da 2) milyon Ermeni\u2019nin, Halbuki 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019ndan 1924 lere kadar olan,Avrupa ve Birle\u015fik Devletler kaynakl\u0131 resmi belgeler bize bu iddialar\u0131n tam tersi \u015feyleri s\u00f6ylemektedir.Bu belgelere , Ermeni Devrimci Federasyonu\u2019na (Dashnakzutiun) ait baz\u0131 belgeler ile \u00c7arl\u0131k Rusyas\u0131 ve Bol\u015fevik Rusya\u2019ya ait belgeleri de ekledi\u011fimizde, Osmanl\u0131 Ermenileri\u2019nin hareketlili\u011fini ve akibetlerini genel bir kesinlikle g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz.<\/p>\n 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 \u00f6ncesi, Ermeni Silahl\u0131 hareketlerinin tarih ititbariyle en \u00f6nemli ve resmi belgesi, Ermeni devrimci Federasyonu\u2019nun (Dasnakzutiun) ideolojisti Mikail Varangian(or Warangian) \u0131n 1910 y\u0131l\u0131nda Kopenhag\u2019taki 2. Sosyalist \u0130nternasyonal\u2019e verdi\u011fi rapordur.<\/p>\n Raporda bizzat, Dashnakzutiun\u2019un Anadolu\u2019nun hemen her yerle\u015fiminde \u00f6rg\u00fctlendikleri ve silahl\u0131 \u00e7eteler olu\u015fturarak, ter\u00f6rist eylem bi\u00e7imini benimsedikleri ifade edilmektedir.Bu rapor Belvedere ar\u015fivlerindedir.<\/p>\n 1.D\u00fcnya sava\u015f\u0131\u2019ndan \u00e7ok \u00f6nce ba\u015flayan Ermeni Silahl\u0131 organizasyonlar\u0131n\u0131 itiraf eden di\u011fer iki kaynak ise, Erivan Ta\u015fnak H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019nin ilk Ba\u015fbakan\u0131 Hovhannes Katzhaznouni\u2019nin B\u00fckre\u015f\u2019te yay\u0131nlanan manifestosu ve Ermenistan\u2019\u0131n ilk Abd B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Karekin Past\u0131rmac\u0131yan\u2019\u0131n \u201dErmenistan ni\u00e7in \u00f6zg\u00fcr olmal\u0131\u201d(Why Armenia Should Be Free-Boston 1918) yaz\u0131lar\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n Keza bu silahl\u0131 hareketlere kat\u0131lan Ermenilerin say\u0131s\u0131, hem 1919\u2032da Paris Bar\u0131\u015f Konferans\u0131\u2019nda Ermenistan Delegasyon Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Avetis Aharonian ve hem de D\u00fcnya Ermenileri Delegasyon Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Boghos Nubar\u2019\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fi \u00fczere 200.000 civar\u0131ndad\u0131r.<\/p>\n Do\u011fal Olarak bu 200.000 ki\u015filik silahl\u0131 Ermeni \u00c7etelerin silahland\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131 ve y\u00f6netilmesi eylemi, Ermenilerin kendi insiyatifleriyle ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirebilecekleri teknik ve finansal bir eylem de\u011fildir.Ermeni silahl\u0131 \u00e7eteleri 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 \u00f6ncesinde bizzat \u00c7arl\u0131k Rusyas\u0131,\u0130ngiltere ve Fransa taraf\u0131ndan desteklenmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Keza sava\u015ftan 2 y\u0131l \u00f6nce, 26 Kas\u0131m 1912 tarihinde, Rusya\u2019n\u0131n \u0130stanbul B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Zinovyev\u2019in Rusya D\u0131\u015fi\u015fleri Bakan\u0131 S.D. Sazanov\u2019a g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi gizli raporda( Rusya Devlet Ar\u015fivi,Siyasi B\u00f6l\u00fcm,nr 117\/293);<\/p>\n \u201dVan;Beyaz\u0131d;Erzurum,Trabzon konsolosluklar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n bildirdiklerine g\u00f6re, bu vilayetlerdeki Ermenilerin hepsi Rusya taraf\u0131ndad\u0131rlar ve bizim ordular\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 bekliyorlar\u201d denilmektedir.<\/p>\n Bunu geli\u015fmeleri takiben 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131nda, Ermeni silahl\u0131 \u00e7etelerinin isyan faaliyeti Ruslar\u0131n Van \u0130lini i\u015fgal etmesiyle sonu\u00e7lan\u0131r.<\/p>\n \u0130stanbul Alman B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Hans von Wangenheim taraf\u0131ndan Alman D\u0131\u015fi\u015fleri Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na g\u00f6nderilen 10 May\u0131s 1915 tarihli telgrafta, \u201dVan Trajedisi\u201d \u015fu \u015fekilde anlat\u0131l\u0131r:<\/p>\n \u201dVan vilayetindeki Ermeniler ayaklanm\u0131\u015flar,m\u00fcsl\u00fcman k\u00f6ylere ve kaleye sald\u0131r\u0131ya ge\u00e7mi\u015flerdir.Kaledeki T\u00fcrk garnizonu 300 kay\u0131p vermi\u015f,g\u00fcnlerce devam eden sokak muharebeleri sonunda \u015fehir asilerin eline ge\u00e7mi\u015ftir. 17 May\u0131s 1915\u2032te de Van Ruslar taraf\u0131ndan i\u015fgal edilmi\u015ftir.Ermeniler Rus taraf\u0131na ge\u00e7mi\u015f ve m\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlar\u0131 katle ba\u015flam\u0131\u015flard\u0131r.Bitlis istikametinde 80.000 m\u00fcsl\u00fcman ka\u00e7maya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.\u201d<\/p>\n Ermeni \u00e7etelerinin katliamlar\u0131 \u00c7arl\u0131k Rusyas\u0131 ar\u015fivlerinde de belgelenmi\u015ftir.Kafkas Cephesinde g\u00f6revli Rus komutan Tu\u011fgeneral Bolhovitinov, 11 Aral\u0131k 1915\u2032te karargaha g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi raporda;<\/p>\n \u201dErmeni G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc Birliklerinin \u0131rk\u00e7\u0131 duygularla M\u00fcsl\u00fcman Halka kar\u015f\u0131 vah\u015fi katliamlar yapt\u0131\u201d der.<\/p>\n Do\u011fu Anadolu\u2019da bu trajedi ya\u015fan\u0131rken, Do\u011fu Akdeniz\u2019de Rus-\u0130ngiliz ve Frans\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan b\u00f6lgedeki Ermeniler silahland\u0131r\u0131lmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n Francois George Picot ve Fransa M\u0131s\u0131r Orta El\u00e7isi Defrance\u2019\u0131n 5 Kas\u0131m 1914 tarihini ta\u015f\u0131yan telgrafta;<\/p>\n \u201dYunanistan\u2019\u0131n Suriye\u2019deki g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc kuvvetlere 15.000 t\u00fcfek ve 2 milyon mermi yollamay\u0131 kabul etti\u011fi ve Fransa\u2019n\u0131n Suriye\u2019ye m\u00fcdahelesi durumunda, burada 30-35.000 g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fcn\u00fcn bulundu\u011fu\u201d ifade edilmektedir.<\/p>\n M\u0131s\u0131r\u2019da ki \u0130ngiliz askeri karargah\u0131na Suriye k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131ndaki Frans\u0131z Amiralinden gelen rapor;<\/p>\n \u201d28 Nisan 1915 tarihine kadar Zeytun\u2019daki (Cilicia) isyan bir ayd\u0131r devam etmektedir ve toplam 300 T\u00fcrk jandarmas\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.\u201d<\/p>\n Rus B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi\u2019nin \u0130ngiliz D\u0131\u015fi\u015fleri Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 24 \u015eubat 1915 tarihli memorandumda ;<\/p>\n \u201dZeytun\u2019lu bir Ermeni\u2019nin Kafkasya\u2019da Kont Warentzoff_Dachkoff ile temas kurdu\u011fu, T\u00fcrk ordular\u0131n\u0131n ula\u015f\u0131m hatlar\u0131na bask\u0131n yapmak \u00fczere 15.000 ki\u015filik bir kuvvet toplad\u0131klar\u0131 ancak silah ve cephanelerinin yeterli olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, ingiliz ve Frans\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan \u0130skenderun Liman\u0131 \u00fczerinden bunun yap\u0131labilece\u011fi \u2026\u201d anlat\u0131l\u0131r. \u0130\u015fte \u2018\u2019soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u201d iddilar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6ne s\u00fcrenler 24 Nisan 1915 tarihli bu tehcir karar\u0131 uygulamas\u0131yla 1.5 milyon ermeninin, Osmanl\u0131 Devleti taraf\u0131ndan etnik temizli\u011fe tabii tutuldu\u011funu iddia etmektedirler.<\/p>\n 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 esnas\u0131nda ve sonraki y\u0131llarda tehcire maruz kalan Ermenilerin akibeti ile ilgili olarak, \u201d soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u201d iddialar\u0131n\u0131n aksine , \u00e7ok farkl\u0131 resmi belgeler ortaya \u00e7\u0131kmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n Ermenilerle ilgili olarak Osmanl\u0131 devleti\u2019nin tehcir karar\u0131 almas\u0131na ra\u011fmen, ingiltere\u2019nin Batum Konsolosu P. Stevens\u2019\u0131n Londra\u2019ya g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi 25 \u015eubat 1916 tarihli raporda; \u00e7ok say\u0131da Ermeninin zorunlu g\u00f6\u00e7e tabii tutulmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve Ruslar taraf\u0131ndan Kafkasya\u2019ya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ifade edilmektedir.<\/p>\n Bu durumu \u0130ngiliz Lord Major Found\u2019un 1915 y\u0131l\u0131na ait raporuda tasdik eder. 250.000 Ermeni bu y\u0131llarda T\u00fcrkiye\u2019den Kafkasya Ermenistan\u2019\u0131na ge\u00e7mi\u015f ve sava\u015f ko\u015fullar\u0131nda hastal\u0131klarla m\u00fccadele etmektedirler.<\/p>\n Ayn\u0131 bilgiyi Ermeni Milli Delegasyon Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Boghos Nubar\u2019\u0131n Frans\u0131z D\u0131\u015fi\u015fleri Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131\u2019na g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi yaz\u0131da 250.000 rakam\u0131 teyit edildi\u011fi gibi \u0130ran\u2019da da 40.000 Osmanl\u0131 Ermenisinin bulundu\u011fu bilgisi verilir.<\/p>\n 1. D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ilk y\u0131llar\u0131nda Kafkasya\u2019ya 250.000, \u0130ran\u2019a 40.000 Ermeni\u2019nin gitti\u011fi bilgisine ula\u015f\u0131rken ba\u015fka bir bilgi de Amerikan Ulusal Ar\u015fivlerinden \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor. \u2014 Bu rapora bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda \u2018\u2019soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u201d iddias\u0131n\u0131 ileri s\u00fcrenlerin, o y\u0131llarda Osmanl\u0131 kontrol\u00fcndeki Halep ve \u015fam b\u00f6lgesinde, Ermeni m\u00fcltecilere yard\u0131m i\u00e7in ni\u00e7in Amerikan Yard\u0131m Kurulu\u015flar\u0131na ve Amerikan El\u00e7isine izin verildi\u011fi sorusuna cevaplar\u0131 yoktur.\u2014<\/p>\n Hem Kafkasya ve hemde Suriye\u2019deki Ermeni m\u00fclteciler hakk\u0131ndaki daha detayl\u0131 bilgilere sava\u015f sonras\u0131nda ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan bilgilerden \u00f6\u011freniyoruz.<\/p>\n Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu i\u00e7in 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 30 Ekim 1918 de imzalanan Mondros M\u00fctarekesi ile sona erer. 1918\u2032de sava\u015f bitti\u011finde, Bol\u015fevik Devriminden sonra sava\u015fa devam eden Ermeni Ta\u015fnak H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019nin Do\u011fu ve G\u00fcneydo\u011fu Anadolu\u2019da sivil halka kar\u015f\u0131 ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirdi\u011fi katliamlar doruk noktas\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kar.Ayn\u0131 y\u0131l i\u00e7inde \u00c7ukurova (cilicia) Ama 1. D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 sonras\u0131 Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu i\u00e7indeki Ermenilerin tam say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, Amerikan Ulusal Ar\u015fivlerinde bulunan; Birle\u015fik Devletlere, \u0130stanbul Amerikan Y\u00fcksek Komisyonunca sunulan ve \u0130stanbul Ermeni Patrikhanesi taraf\u0131ndan da onaylanan resmi belgeden anl\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n Bu belgeye g\u00f6re 1921 y\u0131l\u0131nda Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde 624.900 Ermeni ya\u015famaktad\u0131r.Ve g\u00f6r\u00fcnen o ki, 200.000 kadar Ermeni Frans\u0131z kontrol\u00fcndeki Cilicia (Adana-Antep-Mara\u015f vs) b\u00f6lgesine yerle\u015ftirilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Bu belge ile , 1. D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 sonras\u0131 , Osmanl\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7indeki Ermenilerin, tekrar g\u00f6\u00e7men durumuna d\u00fc\u015fmesine kadar ki tam say\u0131lar\u0131 624.900 d\u00fcr.<\/p>\n Bu y\u0131llarda ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan di\u011fer bir foto\u011frafik belge de 1920 y\u0131l\u0131na ait Frank carpenter ar\u015fivinde bulunan ve G.P. Lloyd tarf\u0131ndan \u00e7ekilen, Novorossik\u2019teki(Karadeniz K\u0131y\u0131s\u0131-G\u00fcney Rusya) Ermeni M\u00fcltecilere ait foto\u011fraflard\u0131r.Malesef Novorossik\u2019teki Ermeni M\u00fcltecilere ait say\u0131sal bir de\u011fere ula\u015fam\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n Kafkasya\u2019da Erivan Ta\u015fnak H\u00fck\u00fcmeti s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7indeki m\u00fclteci say\u0131s\u0131 hakk\u0131nda ise, 31 Aral\u0131k 1921 tarihli Near East Relief raporunda, 500.000 ki\u015fiye yard\u0131m edildi\u011finden bahsedilir.<\/p>\n 1.D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131 ile ba\u015flay\u0131p 3 Aral\u0131k 1920 deki G\u00fcmr\u00fc Antla\u015fmas\u0131\u2019 na kadar s\u00fcren ve ertesi g\u00fcn, 4 Aral\u0131k 1920\u2032de Ermenistan\u2019\u0131n Bol\u015fevikler taraf\u0131ndan i\u015fgal edilmesiyle tamamen son bulan T\u00fcrk-Ermeni Sava\u015f\u0131 boyunca, Ermenistan\u2019a giden Ermeni M\u00fcltecilerin tam say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, Milletler Cemiyeti (League of Nations) M\u00fclteciler Y\u00fcksek Komiseri Fridjof Nansen net olarak s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n Milletler Cemiyeti\u2019nin 19 Ekim 1928 tarihli sekizinci oturumunda Hindistan temsilcisinin sorusuna verdi\u011fi cevapta , \u201dErivan Ermeni H\u00fck\u00fcmeti\u2019nin 1.000.000 luk n\u00fcfusunun 400.000 inin sava\u015f boyunca gelen m\u00fcltecilerden olu\u015ftu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n Bu belgeden b\u00fct\u00fcn Kafkasya ve G\u00fcney Rusya\u2019daki Ermenilerin say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenemesek bile, Ermenistan\u2019a 400.000 Osmanl\u0131 Ermenisi\u2019nin ge\u00e7i\u015f yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011freniyoruz.<\/p>\n Di\u011fer taraftan Fransa\u2019n\u0131n 20 Ekim 1921 tarihinde Ankara H\u00fck\u00fcmeti ile yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 anla\u015fma ile , Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n \u00c7ukurova\u2019dan (Cilicia) \u00e7ekilmesi, \u00c7ukuroava\u2019ya geri d\u00f6nen 200.000 kadar Ermeni\u2019nin, geri d\u00f6nmemek \u00fczere ba\u015fka \u00fclkelere m\u00fclteci olarak yerle\u015fmesi sonucunu do\u011furdu.Anadolu\u2019da Ermeni Silahl\u0131 Birlikleri taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclen 500.000 den fazla M\u00fcsl\u00fcman olmas\u0131, art\u0131k Ermeniler ile M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlar\u0131n birlikte ya\u015fayamayaca\u011f\u0131 sonucunu do\u011furuyordu.<\/p>\n Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n \u00c7ukurova\u2019dan \u00e7ekilmesiyle ba\u015flayan Ermeni g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fc hakk\u0131nda, Amerikan Ulusal ar\u015fivlerindeki 1922 tarihli , \u201dD\u00fcnya\u2019daki Ermeni Populasyonu\u2019 nu g\u00f6steren belge, bize bu konuda bilgi veriyor. 1921 y\u0131l\u0131 ba\u015flar\u0131nda Osmanl\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7indeki 624.900 Ermeni\u2019nin, Milletler Cemiyeti\u2019ninde faaliyetleriyle ilk m\u00fclteci hareketlerini bu \u015fekilde izliyoruz.<\/p>\n Bu hareketlilik, 2 \u015eubat 1923 tarihinde, Ermeni Milli Delegasyonu\u2019nun, Lozan Konferans\u0131 i\u00e7in haz\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bildiride de yine teyit edilir.<\/p>\n SONU\u00c7:<\/p>\n D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131ndan 1921 y\u0131l\u0131na kadar ;<\/p>\n Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu\u2019nun s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde 624.900 , Erivan Ermenistan\u2019\u0131nanda en az 400.000, \u0130ran\u2019da en az 40.000 Osmanl\u0131 Ermenisi bulunmaktad\u0131r.1914 ile 1921 y\u0131llar\u0131 aras\u0131nda, G\u00fcney Rusya,G\u00fcrcistan,M\u0131s\u0131r,Yunanistan,Abd ve Avrupa\u2019ya ne kadar Osmanl\u0131 Ermenisi\u2019nin g\u00f6\u00e7 etti\u011fi hakk\u0131nda net bir rakama ula\u015fam\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n Ama bu belgelerden \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fimiz en kesin \u015fey, sava\u015f \u00f6ncesinde say\u0131lar\u0131 1.6 milyon olan Osmanl\u0131 Ermenileri\u2019nin , sava\u015f sonunda en az 1.1 milyonunun hayatta oldu\u011fudur.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/span>Armenian Genocide Tale
\n1- Manifesto of First Prime Minister Hovhannes Katzhaznouni <\/span>of Yerevan Dashnak Goverment published in Bucharest
\n2- The article of First USA Ambassador of Armenia Garekin Past\u0131rmac\u0131yan called \u2018Why Armenian Should Be Free – Boston 1918\u2032<\/p>\n
\n[U.K.Archives W.O. 157\/691\/8, 28 April 1915,Cairo]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n[—The ones claiming that there was a genocide can not answer the question of why Ottoman Goverment allowed American charities or American ambassadors to help the Ottoman Armenian refugees located in camps between Aleppo and Damascus, locations which were under the control of Ottoman Goverment back then.—]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\n[Photo:George R. Swain(Adana\/Turkey). Francis W. Kelsey and Near East Expedition of 1919-1920]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n[U.S. Archives NARA, T 1192 R2.860J01\/395]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n[U.S. Archives, NARA 867.4016\/816.Janunary 10,1923]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1.3-1.6 milyon civar\u0131nda verilmektedir.<\/p>\n
\nAnadolu\u2019da veya Kuzey Suriye\u2019deki kamplarda etnik temizli\u011fe tabii tutuldu\u011fu \u00fczerinedir.<\/p>\n
\nBuna benzer bir\u00e7ok belge ve yaz\u0131\u015fmadan da anla\u015f\u0131laca\u011f\u0131 gibi, Osmanl\u0131 \u0130mparatorlu\u011fu WW1 Sava\u015f\u0131 ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131nda \u00c7anakkale, Filistin, ve Kafkasya cephesinde sava\u015fmak \u00fczere \u00fclkedeki erkekleri askere alm\u0131\u015fken, Ermeni Ta\u015fnak birlikleri cephe gerisinde sava\u015f hukukuna ayk\u0131r\u0131 eylem ve katliamlara giri\u015fmi\u015flerdir.Bu durum Osmanl\u0131 Devleti\u2019nin sava\u015f b\u00f6lgelerindeki ermeniler ile t\u00fcm Anadolu\u2019daki Ta\u015fnak Partisi ile ba\u011flant\u0131l\u0131 Ermenilerin Suriye b\u00f6lgesine tehciri karar\u0131n\u0131 almas\u0131yla sonu\u00e7lanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\nAmerikan Halep Valisi J.B. jackson\u2019un 8 \u015eubat 1916\u2032da Amerikan\u0131n \u0130stanbul B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Henry Morgenthau\u2019ya g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi raporda, Halep ve \u015eam aras\u0131ndaki b\u00f6lgede Osmanl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n tehcir etti\u011fi 486.000 Ermeni g\u00f6\u00e7menin kamplarda bulundu\u011fu ve iki yard\u0131m kurulu\u015fu taraf\u0131ndan bu g\u00f6\u00e7menlere yard\u0131m edildi\u011fi bildiriliyor.<\/p>\n
\nB\u00f6lgesi Fransa taraf\u0131ndan i\u015fgal edilir.(24Aral\u0131k1918).\u00c7ukurova\u2019n\u0131n (Cilicia) Frans\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan i\u015fgalinden sonra, Suriye\u2019deki Ermeni g\u00f6\u00e7menlerin bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fcn buraya yerle\u015ftirildi\u011fini anl\u0131yoruz.<\/p>\n05 Mart 2009 Per\u015fembe<\/h2>\n
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