Armenian casualties of deportations
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| Hamidian Massacres · 1896 Ottoman Bank Takeover · Adana Massacre · Young Turk Revolution |
| The Genocide |
| April 24, 1915 · Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital · Tehcir Law · Armenian casualties of deportations · Ottoman Armenian casualties |
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Armenian casualties of deportations, part of World War I casualties, only cover a subset of Ottoman Armenian casualties during the Tehcir (deportation) activities of the Ottoman Empire under the Tehcir Law May 27, 1915 February 8-1916 what is known as Armenian genocide. The death toll of Armenians during this period is controversial. Armenians claim the size of this process is the proof of statewide activity in terminating the Armenian people, which could be categorized as the state organized genocide.
The Armenians who were displaced by the Tehcir (deportation) process was only a subset of the total Armenian population in Anatolia. Even though the exact number of Armenians living in Anatolia (see: Ottoman Armenian population) is a very controversial topic, the ottoman records were much more clear of this period because of regulation of the enforcement [1], which demanded that there would be three copies of information, one which will be kept in the regional churches, and one in the regional administration, and one will be kept by the commission responsible of the execution of the law. The second (regional administration) and third party (commission responsible) of this law was hold responsible for the protection of the properties until the immigrants return [2].
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[edit] The deportation process
- See also: Tehcir Law
[edit] The casualties
The Turkish official (TTK Publication) records claim;
“A total of 438.758 people were relocated and 382.148 of these safely reached their new destinations. As can be seen, the number of casualties had occurred as follows: 500 people on the road between Erzurum and Erzincan; 2000 in Meskene, between Urfa and Aleppo and 2000 others on the outskirts of Mardin were massacred in attacks launched by bandits or nomadic Arabs. Another 5000 people were killed in attacks on convoys passing through Dersim. It was understood from these documents that many people had also fallen victim to hunger while on the road. Apart from these, some 25-30 thousand people had lost their lives when struck by fatal diseases such as typhoid and dysentery. In all, an estimated 40 thousand casualties had been registered during relocation[3].”
