Deportation of Armenian notables in 1915

The deportation of Armenian notables, also known as the Red Sunday (Armenian: Կարմիր Կիրակի Karmir kiraki) refers to the night when leaders of the Armenian community of the Ottoman capital, Constantinople,^[1] and later other centers were arrested and moved to two holding centers near Ankara by the Minister of the Interior Mehmed Talaat Bey with his order of April 24, 1915. They were later deported, with the adoption of the Tehcir Law, on 29 May 1915. In the broader context of the Armenian Genocide, 24 April, Genocide Remembrance Day, commemorates the Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915, which was a precursor to the ensuing events.

Contents 1 Detention 1.1 Holding centers 1.2 Court martial 1.3 Release 2 Deportation 3 Survivors 4 List 5 References 6 Further reading

Detention

Minister of the Interior Mehmed Talaat Bey gave the order on April 24, 1915. The operation commenced at 8 p.m.^[2] At Constantinople, the action was operated by Chief of Police of Constantinople Bedri Bey.^[3]

On the night of 24–25 April 1915, in a first wave 235 to 270 Armenian leaders of Constantinople, clergymen, physicians, editors, journalists, lawyers, teachers, politicians, etc. were arrested upon an instruction of the Ministry of the Interior.^[4][5][6] The differences in number may be explained by the uncertainties of the police as they imprisoned people with the same names. The Ottoman policemen proved repeatedly to be unfamiliar with Armenian names e.g. Komitaci instead of Komitas.

There were further deportations from the capital. The first task was to identify those imprisoned. They were held for one day in a police station (Ottoman Turkish: Emniyeti Umumiye) and the Central Prison. A second wave brought the figure to 500^[7]–600.^[5][8][9]

In the end of August 1915 about 150 Armenians with Russian nationality were deported from Constantinople to holding centers.^[10] Few of the detained were released the same weekend as writer Alexander Panossian (1859–1919) before even being transferred to Anatolia.^[11]

Holding centers

Most of the arrested were sent after identification of the particulars from Central Prison over Sarai Burnu by steamer No. 67 of the Şirket company to the railway station of Haydarpaşa. After waiting for ten hours, they were sent by special train in the direction of Ankara the next day. The train was under way with 220 Armenians.^[12] An Armenian train conductor got a list of names of the deportees. It was handed over to the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Zaven Der Yeghiayan, who right away tried in vain to save as many deportees as possible. The only foreign ambassador to help him in his efforts was US ambassador Henry Morgenthau.^[13] After a train journey of 20 hours, the deportees got off in Sincanköy (near Ankara) Tuesday noon. At the station Ibrahim, the director of the Central Prison of Constantinople, did the triage. The deportees were divided into two groups.

One group was sent to Çankırı (and Çorum between Çankırı and Amasia) and the other to Ayaş. Those separated for Ayaş were transported in carts for a couple of hours further to Ayaş. Almost all of them were killed several months later in gorges near Ankara.^[14] Only ten (or thirteen^[3]) deportees of this group were granted permission to turn back to the capital from Ayaş.^[15]

A group of 20 latecomers arrested on 24 April arrived in Çankırı around 7 or 8 May 1915.^[16] About 150 political prisoners were detained in Ayaş, about 150 intellectual prisoners in Çankırı.^[17]

Court martial

Dr. Nazaret Daghavarian and Sarkis Minassian were removed on 5 May from the Ayaş prison and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Jangülian, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial. They were, seemingly, murdered by the band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.^[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Djemal Pasha in September 1915. The assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.

Marzbed dispatched to Kayseri to appear before a court martial on 18 May 1915.^[18] After his release from the court, he worked under fake Ottoman identity for the Germans in Intilli (Amanus railway tunnel). He escaped to Nusaybin, where he fell from a horse and died right before the armistice.

Release

Any prisoners released came through the intercession of influential persons who they found through their own means.^[19] Five deportees from Çankırı were freed upon intervention of ambassador Henry Morgenthau.^[3]

In total, twelve deportees were granted permission to return to the capital from Çankırı.^[20] These were Komitas Vardapet, Piuzant Kechian, Dr. Vahram Torkomian, Dr. Parsegh Dinanian, Haig Hojasarian, Nshan Kalfayan, Yervant Tolayan, Aram Kalenderian, Noyig Der-Stepanian, Vrtanes Papazian, Karnik Injijian, Beylerian junior. Four deportees were granted permission to come back from Konya.^[21] These were Apig Miubahejian, Atamian, Kherbekian, Nosrigian.

The remaining deportees were under the protection of governor of Ankara Vilayet. Mazhar Bey defied the secret instructions of Talat Pasha minister of the interior. End of July 1915, Mazhar was replaced by central committee member Atif Bey.

Deportation

After the passage of Tehcir Law on 29 May 1915, Armenians left at the two holding centers were deported to Ottoman Syria.

On 11 or 18 July 1915 a first convoy with 56 prisoners arrived at the Çankırı holding center with no survivors.^[22]

In August 1915, Atif Bey started the deportation of the Armenians living at the "Ankara Vilayet". On 19 August, a second convoy with 30 deportees left Çankırı. Their fate is better known as two of them survived, one of whom was Aram Andonian.^[3][22] This group continued their journey first by train as far as Ankara and then in carts to Çankırı.^[14] After a week in the military barracks they were allowed to stay in town at their own expense, with the condition that they remain under supervision, whereas those sent to Ayaş were kept jailed in the garrison.^[7][16]

Survivors

After the Armistice of Mudros several surviving Armenian intellectuals came back to Constantinople, which was under allied occupation. They started a short but intense literary activity that was ended by the Turkish victory (1922–23).

List

Below is a list of Armenians deported from the Ottoman capital (Constantinople) during the First World War, as made available by the Ottoman archives and Armenian sources. The names are in English and Armenian. The 'armistice' mentioned in the list refers to the Armistice of Mudros 30 October 1918.

Name[23]	Birth date Birth place[24]	Fate	Political party affiliation	Occupation	Date of arrest & exile[25]	1st place of deportation	Notes
Sarkis Abo Սարգիս Ապօ		Killed	Dashnak	Teacher	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Armenian from Caucasus, killed in Ankara.[18]
Levon Aghababian Լեւոն Աղապապեան	1887 from Bitlis	Died		Mathematician, headmaster of high schools in Kütahya and Akşehir (1908–14), directed his own school in Kütahya for three years[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in 1915[26]
Hrant Aghajanian Հրանդ Աղաճանեան		Killed			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Brought to the gallows in Beyazit Square (Constantinople) on 18 January 1916.[10]
Mihran Aghajanian Միհրան Աղաճանեան		Killed		Banker[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Went back to Constantinople where he was brought to the gallows.[18]
Mihran Aghasyan Միհրան Աղասեան	1854	Killed		Poet and musician	1915	Der Zor	Deported to Der Zor, where he was killed in 1916.[27]
E. Agnouni (Khatchatur Maloomian) Է. Ակնունի (Խաչատուր Մալումեան)	1865 in Zangezur	Killed	Dashnak	Dashnak militant, newspaper editor, played a role in organizing an assembly of forces in opposition to the Ottoman Sultan, resulting in the proclamation of the Ottoman Constitution in 1908.	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Jangülian, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Dikran Ajemian Տիգրան Աճեմեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Went back to Constantinople[18] out of a group of ten deportees from Ayaş.[10]
Dr. Dikran Allahverdi Տքթ. Տիգրան Ալլահվերտի		Survivor		Member of different patriarchal councils	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Returned to Constantinople.[18]
Vahan Altunian Վահան Ալթունեան		Survivor		Dentist[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] He left Çankırı on 6 August 1915, was jailed in Ankara, was displaced to Tarson, arrived in Constantinople on 22 September 1915.[26]
Vahram Altunian Վահրամ Ալթունեան		Died[26]		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Aram Andonian Արամ Անտոնեան	1875 in Constantinople	Survivor	Hunchak[29] Հնչակեան Վերակազմ[30]	Writer and journalist; member of Armenian National Assembly[31]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, broke his leg, was jailed in Ankara 20–24 August then escaped after hospitalization in Ankara Hospital.[22] He joined another caravan of deportees and returned to Constantinople only after Tarsus, Mardin, Der Zor, Haleb,[26] he stayed in concentration camps around the town of Meskene in the desert,[29] published his experiences in his literary work In those dark days, he edited a collection of telegrams, the authenticity of which is disputed, containing Talat Pasha's extermination orders; he assumed directorship of the AGBU Nubar library in Paris from 1928 to 1951[32]
V. Arabian Վ. Արապեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Sarkis Armdantsi Սարգիս Արմտանցի		Killed			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
K. Armuni Գ. Արմունի				Lawyer[6]	24 April 1915
Asadur Arsenian Ասատուր Արսենեան		Killed		Pharmacist[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat[22] or died near Der Zor.[26]
Arslanian Արսլանեան				Merchant ?[26]	1915	Çankırı
Artsruni Արծրունի		Killed[10]		Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Paruyr Arzumanian Պարոյր Արզումանեան		Killed			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August, killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Vahram Asadurian Վահրամ Ասատուրեան	from Gedikpaşa	Survivor[14]		Pharmacist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was deported to Meskene where he served finally in the army as assistant physician and helped Armenian deportees.[26]
H. Asadurian Յ. Ասատուրեան		Survivor		Print office owner[10]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Harutiun Asdurian Յարութիւն Աստուրեան		Killed			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Hrant Asdvadzadrian Հրանդ Աստվածատրեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Returned to Constantinople.[18]
D. Ashkharuni Տ. Աշխարունի				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Atamian Ադամեան	from Erzurum	Survivor		Merchant[10]	1915	Konya	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Varteres Atanasian Վարդերես Աթանսեան	1874	Died	Hunchak	"Headman" (mukhtar) of Feriköy, merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in 1916 (?)[26]
Yeghise Kahanay Ayvazian Եղիսէ Քհնյ. Այվազեան	13 October 1870 in Bolu			Clergyman	1915	Jailed in Constantinople for two months	Deported to Konya, Bey Shehir, Konya, Ulukshla, Ereyli (where he met many clergymen from Bardizag), Bozanti, Cardaklik, Tarsus. He left Tarsus on 15 October 1915 in direction of Osmaniye, Islahiye, Tahtaköprü to the outskirts of Aleppo.[6]
Azarik		Died		Pharmacist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in Der Zor.[14]
Krikor Balakian Տ. Գրիգորիս ծ. վարդ. Պալագեան	1879 in Tokat	Survivor		Clergyman	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Escaped. Lived in Manchester and Marseille after the war - Published his memoirs[33] of exile -[11] - d.1934 in Marseille.
Balassan Պալասան	Muslim from Persia	Killed	Adopted as child by Dashnak	Doorman and coffee boy for editorial staff of Azadamard	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed despite intervention from Persian Embassy.
Dr. Khachig Bardizbanian Տքթ. Խաչիկ Պարտիզպանյան		Killed			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Levon Bardizbanian Լեւոն Պարտիզպանյան	1887 in Kharpert		Dashnak[26]	Physician and director of Azadamard	24 April 1915
Vaghinag Bardizbanian Վաղինակ Պարտիզպանեան		Survivor		Official of the Khayrie navigation company[14][26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Zareh Bardizbanian Զարեհ Պարտիզպանեան				Dentist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28]
Manuk Basmajian Մանուկ Պասմաճեան		Survivor[26]		Architect and intellectual[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Mkrtich Basmajian ("Barsamian"[36]) Մկրտիչ Պասմաճեան ("Պարսամեան")		Survivor		Arms dealer[14]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Sent to İzmit for further interrogations together with other deportees. Fled to Konya. Was deported again, managed to escape half way to Der Zor and turned back to Constantinople.[26]
D. Bazdikian Տ. Պազտիկեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Bedig Պետիկ				Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Movses Bedrosian Մովսէս Պետրոսեան			Dashnak	Teacher	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Set free as he was Bulgarian national and went back to Sofia.[14]
G. Beylikjian Կ. Պէյլիքճեան				Merchant[6]	24 April 1915
Khachig Berberian Խաչիկ Պէրպէրեան		Survivor		Teacher[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Returned to Constantinople.[18]
E. Beyazian Ե. Պէյազեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Beylerian Պէյլերեան			son of Hagop Beylerian		24 April 1915	Çankırı
Hagop Beylerian Յակոբ Պէյլերեան	1843 from Kayseri?[37]	Survivor[26]	Father of Beylerian son[26]	Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915,[28] died in 1921?[37]
Artin Boghosian Արթին Պօղոսեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Pardoned on condition on not returning to Constantinople" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38]
Khachig Boghosian Խաչիկ Պօղոսեան		Survivor		Doctor, psychologist, deputy of the Armenian National Assembly[26]	Arrested 24 April 1915, exiled 3 May 1915	Ayaş	He arrived in Constantinople after further deportation from Ayaş to Ankara and Aleppo after the armistice.[26] Lived in Aleppo after the war. Founded a hospital. Published his memoirs of exile[11] - d. 1955 in Aleppo.
Hampartsoum Boyadjian (Mourad) Համբարձում Պօյաճեան (Մուրատ)	1867 in Egn (Saimbeyli today)	Killed	Hunchak	Doctor, with a long and well-known history of political activity and agitation, one of the first organizers of the Hunchak in 1888 and one of its leaders, principal organizer of the 1890 Kumkapı affray, leader of the 1894-1895 Sasun revolt, after 1908 Armenian National Assembly delegate from Kumkapı and deputy of Ottoman Parliament from Adana. Mourad was his militant name.[11]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	He was led to Kayseri to appear before a court martial and then was executed there[18] in 1915.
Piuzant Bozajian Բիւզանդ Պօզաճեան		Survivor		Member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Went back to Constantinople.[18]
Gh. Chplakian Ղ. Չպլաքեան		Survivor			1915	Konya	Deported to Konya, Tarsus, Kuşcular, Belemedik. Returned to the capital after the armistice.[10]
Yervant Chavushyan Երվանդ Չավուշեան	1867 Constantinople[26]	Died	Hunchak	Armenian scientist, teacher, editor-in-chief of "Tzayn Hayrenyats" newspaper.	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Deported to Hamman, Der Zor, where he died from illness.[27] He died at the same time in the same tent in a village near Meskene as Husig A. Kahanay Katchouni.[14]
Chebjie Ջպճը			Armenian-Catholic[26]	Architect	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Dikran Chökürian Տիգրան Չէօկիւրեան	1884 Gyumushkana	Killed	brother of Cheokuerian below	Writer, publicist,[6] teacher and chief editor of Vostan.[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Chökürian Չէօկիւրեան			brother of Dikran Chökürian	Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Kaspar Cheraz Գասպար Չերազ	1850 in Hasköy	Survivor		Lawyer, public figure, brother of Minas Cheraz	24 April 1915	Çankırı	He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian, Mikayel Shamtanchian, Vartan Kahanay Karagözian from Feriköy. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople.[6] He was deported instead of his brother Minas Cheraz who emigrated to France, Kaspar Cheraz died in 1928 in Constantinople.[26]
K. Chukhajian Գ. Չուհաճեան				Merchant[6]	24 April 1915
Aharon Dadurian Ահարոն Տատուրեան	1886 in Ovacik (near İzmit)	Survivor		Poet[10]	1915	Eregli	Returned to Constantinople after the armistice.[10] After a brief sojourn in Constantinople and Bulgaria, he pursued his studies in Prague (1923–28) and settled in France in the late 1920s. He died in 1965.[32]
Dr. Nazaret Daghavarian Տքթ. Նազարէթ Տաղաւարեան	1862 Sebastia	Killed		Physician, director of Surp Prgitch Hospital, deputy in the Ottoman parliament, deputy for Sivas in the Armenian National Assembly, founding member of Armenian General Benevolent Union.	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Agnouni, Jangülian, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır,[11] killed on the way to Urfa.[18] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Danielian Դանիելեան		Survivor[14]	Hunchak	Tailor[14]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Boghos Danielian Պօղոս Դանիելեան		Died	Dashnak	Lawyer[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in Der Zor.[14]
Garabed Deovletian Կարապետ Տէօվլեթեան		Survivor		Official of the mint[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Nerses Der-Kaprielian (Shahnour) Ներսես Տէր- Գաբրիէլեան (Շահնուր)	from Kayseri	Killed			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Noyig Der-Stepanian[39] Նոյիկ Տեր-Ստեփանեան	from Erzincan[26]	Survivor		Commission agent, merchant and banker[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] About 40 members of his family died.[26]
Dr. Parsegh Dinanian Տքթ. Բարսեղ Տինանեան		Survivor		Physician	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] One of the organizers of the commemoration ceremony of 24 April 1919.[26]
K. Diratsvian Գ. Տիրացուեան				Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Khor. Dkhruni Խոր. Տխրունի				Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Dr. Krikor Djelal Տքթ. Գրիգոր Ճելալ		Survivor	Hunchak[26]		24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Dr. Missak Djevahirdjian Տքթ. Միսաք Ճէվահիրճեան	1858 from Kayseri	Survivor		Physician (gynaecologist at the court), member of a tribunal council[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital on 11 May 1915.[28] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28] Was set free with the help of his friend Pesin Omer Paşa, died in 1924.[26]
Armen Dorian (Hrachia Surenian; Husian?) Արմեն Տորեան (Հրաչյա Սուրենեան)	1892 Sivas	Killed		French-Armenian poet,[27] editor of "Arene" weekly (Paris), founder of the Pantheist school.	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Finished Sorbonne University in 1914 and returned to Constantinople. Deported to Çankırı, killed in Anatolian desert;[27] was jailed in Ankara after Çankırı and killed according to Nshan Kalfayan,[26] killed near Ankara.[14]
Chris Fenerjian (Silvio Ricci)		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Set free as Bulgarian national and returned to Bulgaria.[10][18]
Parunak Ferukhan Բարունակ Ֆէրուխան	1884 in Constantinople[26]	Killed		Official of Bakırköy (Makriköy) administration and violinist[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Bedros Kahanay Garabedian Պետրոս Քհնյ. Կարապետեան	1858 in Rodosto			Clergyman	24 April 1915
Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian Յովհան Վրդ. Կարապետեան	22 June 1888 in Brusa	Survivor		Clergyman, M.A. of University of Columbia, secretary of patriarch Zaven[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Studied in the United States, came back in 1914 and was ordained priest on 16 June 1914 in Echmiadzin. He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Kaspar Cheraz, Mikayel Shamtanchian, Vartan Kahanay Karagözian from Feriköy. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople and became priest in Gedikpaşa and Balat, member of the religious council. From 20 July 1919 – 5 August 1920 he was elected primate of İzmir. Later he got a higher degree as celibate priest (Ծ. Վրդ.). On 8 January 1921 he left for America and became priest of the St. Lusavorich church in New York.[6] He survived and left the clergy.[14]
Mkrtich Garabedian Մկրտիչ Կարապետեան		Survivor	Armenian-Catholic[10]		1915	Ayaş	Granted permission to return to capital as he was wrongly imprisoned in place of the teacher with same name.[10]
Ghazaros Ղազարոս			Dashnak		24 April 1915	Çankırı	Deported in lieu of Marzbed (Ghazar Ghazarian).[26]
Ghonchegülian Ղոնչէկիւլեան		Died		Merchant from Akn[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died near Meskene.[14]
Gigo (Krikor Torossian) Կիկօ (Գրիգոր Թորոսեան)		Killed		Editor of the satirical newspaper Gigo[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Dr. Gülustanian Տքթ. Կիւլուստանեան		Killed[11] / Survivor[14][26]		Dentist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Permitted to reside freely in Çankırı" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38] Killed in a village called Tüney in 1915, together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan and Mağazacıyan[11] in a group of five.
Dr. Melkon Gülustanian Տքթ. Մելքոն Կիւլուստանեան		Survivor	relative of his namesake in Çankırı[26]		24 April 1915	Ayaş	Set free and went back to Constantinople.[18]
Haig Goshgarian Հայկ Կօշկոարեան		Survivor		Editor of Odian and Gigo	1915	Der Zor	Survived deportation to Der Zor and returned to the capital after the armistice.[10]
Reverend Grigorian				Pastor and editor of Avetaper[14]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Melkon Gülesserian Մելքոն Կիւլեսերեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Mihrdat Haigazn Միհդատ Հայկազն		Killed	Dashnak	Patriot or educator,[6] member of Armenian National Assembly, umbrella merchant.[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Banished a couple of times. - He was killed in Ankara.[18]
K. Hajian Գ. Հաճեան				Pharmacist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Came back from Çankırı after the armistice.[26]
Hampartsum Hampartsumian Համբարձում Համբարձումեան		Killed		Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Hovhannes Hanisian Յովհաննէս Հանիսեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Pardoned on condition on not returning to Constantinople" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38]
Ardashes Harutunian Արտաշես Յարութիւնեան	1873 Malkara (near Rodosto)	Killed		Writer, publicist[6]	28 July 1915		Stayed in Üsküdar on 24 April 1915. Was arrested on 28 July 1915 and severely beaten at the Müdüriyet. When his father came to see him he was imprisoned as well. Father and son were deported together with 26 Armenians to Nicomedia (modern İzmit) and jailed in the Armenian church converted into a prison. Finally stabbed to death together with his father near Derbent on 16 August 1915.[10]
Abraham Hayrikian Աբրահամ Հայրիկեան		Killed		Turkologist, director of Ardi college, member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
K. Hiusian Գ. Հիւսեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Haig Hojasarian Հայկ Խօճասարեան		Survivor		Teacher, educator, headmaster of Bezciyan school (1901–1924),[37] politician in Ramgavar	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital mid-June 1915, deputy of the Armenian National Assembly in 1919[26] became later chancellor of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.[11]
Mkrtich Hovhannessian Մկրտիչ Յովհաննէսեան		Killed	Dashnak	Teacher	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Mkrtich Hovhannessian Մկրտիչ Յովհաննէսեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Deported in lieu of Dashnak member Mkritch Hovhannessian, returned to Constantinople.[18]
Hrant (pen name) born as Melkon Giurjian Հրանդ (Մելքոն Կիւրճեան)		Killed	Dashnak	Writer, publicist,[6] armenologist, member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Krikor Hürmüz Գրիգոր Հիւրմիւզ		Killed[10]		Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Khachig Idarejian Խաչիկ Իտարէճեան		Killed		Teacher	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Karnik Injijian Գարնիկ Ինճիճեան		Survivor[14]		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Came free upon request.[10]
Aris Israelian (Dkhruni) Արիս Իսրայէլեան (Տխրունի)	1885	Died	Dashnak	Teacher, writer	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was in Konya in 1916,[26] died later under unknown circumstances.[14][26]
Apig Jambaz ԱբիԿ Ճամպազ	from Pera[26]	Died[26]	Armenian-Catholic[26]	Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Harutiun Jangülian Յարութիւն Ճանկիւլեան	1855 in Van	Killed	Hunchak	One of the organizers of the 1890 Kumkapı affray, political activist, member of Armenian National Assembly, published his memoirs in 1913.	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Dispatched to Diyarbakir, but executed after Aleppo between Urfa and Severek by Haci Tellal Hakimoglu (Haci Onbasi)[40] - Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Aram Kalenderian Արամ Գալէնտերեան		Survivor		Official of the Ottoman Bank[14]	24 April 1915		Was set free.[10]
Harutiun Kalfayan Յարութիւն Գալֆաեան	in Üsküdar	Died	Hunchak	Director of Arhanyan College.	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in 1915.[11] Not to be confused with his namesake, also a deportee but a Dashnak member, who was mayor of Bakırköy (Makriköy) quarter of the capital.
Harutiun Kalfayan Յարութիւն Գալֆաեան[41]	1870 in Talas	Died in Ankara[26]	Dashnak	Lawyer, mayor of Bakırköy (Makriköy)	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in 1915.[11] Uncle of Nshan Kalfayan.[26] Not to be confused with his namesake, also a deportee but a Hunchak member, who was a schoolmaster.
Nshan Kalfayan Նշան Գալֆաեան	16 April 1865 in Üsküdar[42]	Survivor		Agronomist, lecturer in agriculture at Berberyan school[37]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] Moved to Greece in 1924. Was invited to Persia in 1927 to administer properties of the Shah. Was a correspondent for the Académie française.[26]
Kantaren[26] Գանթարեն					1915	Çankırı
Rafael Karagözian		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by a telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34]
Takvor (?) Karagözian Թագվոր (՞) Գարակէոզեան				Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Vartan Kahanay Karagözian Վարդան Քհնյ. Գարակէոզեան	15 July 1877 in Kumkapı, Constantinople	Survived		Clergyman from Feriköy	24 April 1915	Çankırı	He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian, Kaspar Cheraz, Mikayel Shamtanchian. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople.[6]
Aristakes Kasparian Արիստակէս Գասպարեան	1861 in Adana	Killed		Lawyer, businessman, member of Armenian National Assembly	24 April 1915	Ayaş[18]	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Husig A. Kahanay Katchouni Յուսիկ Ա. Քհնյ. Քաշունի	1851 in Arapgir	Died	Dashnak[26]	Clergyman	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was deported further and died from illness in a village near Meskene. He died at the same time in the same tent as Yervant Chavushyan.[14]
Kevork Kayekjian Գէորգ Գայըգճեան		Killed		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[26]
Levon Kayekjian Լևոն Գայըգճեան		Killed		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[26]
Mihran Kayekjian Միհրան Գայըգճեան		Killed		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[26]
Dr. Kahanay Arshak Kazazian Տքթ. Քհնյ. Արշակ Գազազեան		Survivor[14]		Clergyman	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Piuzant Kechian Բիւզանդ Քէչեան	1859	Survivor		Editor, owner of influential newspaper Piuzantion, historian	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28] Returned to Constantinople on 1 May 1915 [old calendar?] and stayed in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, until the end of the war,[43] died in 1927[37] or 1928.[26]
Vahan Kehiayan (Dökmeji Vahan) Վահան Քէհեաեան	1874 in Urfa		Hunchak	Patriot or educator[6] and craftsman[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Killed on 26 August 1915 together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan, Onnik Maghazajian, Artin Kocho.[26]
Diran Kelekian Տիրան Քէլէկեան	1862 Kayseri	Killed	Ramgavar[14]	Writer, university professor, publisher of a popular Turkish language newspapar, Sabah,[44] freemason, author of a French-Turkish dictionary which is still a reference.[45]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to reside with his family anywhere outside the capital by special order from Talat Pasha on 8 May 1915,[46] chose Smyrna, but was taken under military escort to Çorum to appear before a court martial and was killed on 20 October 1915 on the way to Sivas between Yozgat and Kayseri near the bridge Cokgöz on the Kizilirmak.[22]
Akrig Kerestejian Ագրիկ Քերեսթեճեան	1855 in Kartal	Died[26]		Merchant of wood[26] (coincides with the literal meaning of his name)	24 April 1915
Rev. Garabed Keropian Պատ. Կարապետ Քերոբեան	from Balıkesir[6]	Survivor		Pastor[47]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28] He went to America.[6]
Dr. Mirza Ketenjian Տքթ. Միրզա Քեթենենճեան		Survivor[14]	Dashnak		24 April 1915
Karekin Khajag born as Karekin Chakalian Գարեգին Խաժակ (Գարեգին Չագալեան)	1867 in Alexandropol	Killed	Dashnak	Newspaper editor, teacher.	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Jangülian, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
A. Khazkhazian Ա. Խազխազեան				Merchant[6]	24 April 1915
Kherbekian Խերպէկեան	from Erzurum			Merchant[10]	1915	Konya	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Hovhannes Kilijian Յովհաննէս Գըլըճեան		Killed		Bookseller[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sarkis Kiljian (S. Srents) Սարգիս Գըլճեան (Ս. Սրենց)		Survivor	Dashnak	Teacher, writer, publicist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Escaped from Çankırı to Konya and became Deputy of the Armenian National Assembly in 1919.[26]
Hovhannes Kımpetyan (Kmpetian) Յովհաննէս Գմբթեան	1894	Killed		Armenian poet[27]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Killed during the deportation in Ras al-Ain.
Artin Kocho (Harutiun Pekmezian?) Գոչո Արթին (Յարութիւն Բեքմեզեան)		Killed		Bread seller in Ortaköy[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was killed by 12 çetes on 26 August 1915 6 hours after Çankırı near the han of Tüneh in a group of five.[26]
(Kevork or Hovhannes) Köleyan (Գէորգ կամ Յովհաննէս) Գէոլէեան		Killed			24 April 1915	Çankırı	Killed near Ankara.[14]
Nerses (Der-) Körkian Ներսես (Տէր-) Գէորգեան				Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was betrayed by a competitor.[26]
Komitas Vardapet Soghomonian Կոմիտաս Վարդապետ Սողոմոնյան	1869 in Kütahya	Survivor		Priest, composer, ethnomusicologist, founder of a number choirs[48]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915[28] - developed a severe form of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and spent twenty years in virtual silence in mental asylums, died 1935 in Paris.[35]
Harutiun Konyalian Յարութիւն Գօնիալեան		Killed		Tailor[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Hagop Korian Յակոբ Գորեան	from Akn, in his seventies[26]	Survivor		Merchant, occasionally a teacher[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] He left Çankırı on 6 August 1915, was jailed in Ankara, was displaced to Tarson, arrived in Constantinople on 22 September 1915.[26]
Kosmos[26] Կոզմոս					1915	Çankırı
Shavarsh Chrisian Շաւարշ Քրիսեան		Killed	Dashnak[18]	Writer, publicist,[6] teacher,[18] editor of the 1st sports magazine of the Ottoman Empire "Marmnamarz"[49]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	He organized gym exercises in Ayaş. Until the deportees of Ayaş came to know about The 20 Hunchakian gallows of 15 June 1915 they weren't realising the earnest of their situation.[40] The exercises were viewed by the Turkish guards with great suspicion.[12] Shavarsh Krissian was killed in Ankara.[18]
M. Kundakjian Մ. Գունտագճեան				Lawyer[6]	24 April 1915
Levon Larents Kirishchiyan Լեւոն Լարենց Քիրիշճեան	1882	Killed	Hunchak	Poet, translator, professor of literature.	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed during the deportation.,[27] killed in Ankara.[18]
Onnik Maghazajian Օննիկ Մաղազաճեան	1878 in Constantinople	Killed	Chairman of Kumkapı Progressive Society	Cartographer, bookseller	24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Permitted to reside freely in Çankırı" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38] Killed in a village called Tüney in 1915, together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan and Gülistanian[11] in a group of five.[22]
Asdvadzadur Manesian (Maniassian) Աստվածատուր Մանեսեան		Survivor[14]		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Bedros Manikian Պետրոս Մանիկեան	Çankırı	Survivor[14]		Pharmacist[26]	24 April 1915
Vrtanès Mardiguian Վրթանէս Մարտիկեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Deported in a group of 50 persons to Ankara, 5 May 1915, dispatched to Ayaş on 7 May 1915, set free in July 1915,[40] returned to Constantinople.[18]
Marzbed (Ghazar Ghazarian) Մարզպետ (Ղազար Ղազարեան)		Died	Dashnak	Teacher	24 April 1915	Ayaş	dispatched around 18 May 1915 to Kayseri to appear before a court martial,[40] worked under fake Turkish identity for the Germans in Intilli (Amanus railway tunnel), escaped to Nusaybin where he fell from a horse and died right before the armistice.[18]
A. D. Mateossian Ա. Տ. Մատթէոսեան				Lawyer, writer[6]	24 April 1915
Melik Melikian[26] Մելիք		Killed			1915	Çankırı
Simon Melkonian Սիմոն Մելքոնեան	from Ortaköy[26]	Survivor[26]		Architect[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Theodoros Menzikian Թ. Մենծիկեան		Killed		Merchant[6]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sarkis Minassian born as Aram Ashot Սարգիս Մինասեան	1873 in Çengiler, Yalova	Killed	Dashnak[18]	Chief editor of Droshak,[18] Editor of Armenian newspaper in Boston till 1909, teacher, writer and political activist in the Ottoman capital after 1909; member of Armenian National Assembly[31]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Jangülian, Khajag and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Krikor Miskjian Գրիգոր Միսքճեան	1865	Killed[26]	brother of Stepan Miskjian[26]	Pharmacist[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat,[22] killed near Ankara.[14][26]
Dr. Stepan Miskjian Տքթ. Ստեփան Միսքճեան	1852 in Constantinople	Killed[26]	brother of Krikor Miskjian[26]	Physician[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat,[22] killed near Ankara.[14][26]
Vartabed Garabed Mkrtichian Վրդ. Կարապետ Մկրտիչեան				Clergyman	24 April 1915
Zareh Momjian Զարեհ Մոմճեան		Killed		Translator at the Russian Consulate	24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Pardoned on condition on not returning to Constantinople" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38] Belonged to the second convoy with only two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Apig Mübahejian ԱբիԿ Միւպահեճեան		Survivor		Publicist	1915	Konya	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Dr. Avedis Nakashian Տքթ. Ավետիս Նագաշեան		Survivor		Physician	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Was set free 23 July 1915, sent his family to Bulgaria, served in the Ottoman army as captain in the Gülhane Hospital at the time of the Gallipoli campaign and immigrated to the US.[12]
Dr. Nakulian		Survivor		Doctor	24 April 1915, exiled 3 May 1915	Ayaş	Was free to move in Ayaş, returned later to the capital.[11]
Hagop Nargilejian Յակոբ Նարկիլէճեան		Survivor		Pharmacist in the army[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28]
Markos Natanian Մարկոս Նաթանեան		Survivor		Member of Armenian National Assembly[31]	1915	Çorum	Survived deportation to Çorum and later to Iskiliben, was permitted to go back.[10]
Hrant Nazarian Հրանդ Նազարեան					24 April 1915	Çankırı
Serovpe Noradungian Սերովբէ Նորատունկեան		Killed	Dashnak	Teacher at the Sanassarian college and member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Nosrigian Նօսրիկեան	from Erzurum	Survivor		Merchant	1915	Konya	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Nshan Նշան		Killed		Tattooist in Kumkapı[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Nshan Odian Նշան Օտեան			Hunchak[40]		24 April 1915	Ayaş
Yervant Odian Երվանդ Օտեան	1869 in Constantinople	Survivor			August 1915	Ayaş	Accompanied Karekin Vrtd. Khatchaturian (prelate of Konia) from Tarson to Osmanieh.[50] Islamized in 1916 under the name Aziz Nuri[10] in Hama. After failed attempts to escape from Der Zor Odian worked in a factory for military uniforms together with Armenian deportees from Aintab. Soon afterwards he became translator to the military commander of Der Zor. Finally he was orderly to the commander Edwal of the German garrison in Der Zor and gave account of the killing of the last deportees from Constantinople in the prison of Der Zor as late as January 1918 and described that all the policemen and officials kept Armenian women.[51]
Aram Onnikian Արամ Օննիկեան		Survivor[14]	(son of Krikor Onnikian)	Merchant,[6] chemist[14]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Hovhannes Onnikian Յովհաննէս Օննիկեան		Died	(son of Krikor Onnikian)	Merchant[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died from illness in Hajkiri near Çankırı.[14]
Krikor Onnikian Գրիգոր Օննիկեան	1840	Died	(father of Aram, Hovhannes and Mkrtich Onnikian)	Merchant[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died from illness in Çankırı.[14]
Mkrtich Onnikian Մկրտիչ Օննիկեան		Died	(son of Krikor Onnikian)	Merchant[6]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Died in Der Zor.[14]
Panaghogh				Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915
Shavarsh Panossian Շաւարշ Փանոսեան		Survivor		Teacher from Pera.[10]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Nerses Papazian (Vartabed Mashtots) Ներսես Փափազեան		Killed	Dashnak	Editor of Azadamard,[18] Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Vrtanes Papazian Վրթանէս Փափազեան		Survivor		Tailor[10]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Wrongly deported as he bore the same name as the novelist who escaped to Bulgaria and later to Russia.[10] Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Ardashes Parisian Արտաշես Փարիսեան		Survivor[14]		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı
Dr. Parseghian Տքթ. Բարսեղեան		Survivor			1915	Ayaş	Granted permission to return.[10]
Dr. Armenag Parseghian Տքթ. Արմենակ Բարսեղեան		Survivor[26]	Dashnak[26]	Teacher, studied philosophy in Berlin, lived in Pera[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
H. Parseghian Յ. Բարսեղեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Kegham Parseghian Գեղամ Բարսեղեան		Killed	Dashnak	Writer, publicist,[6] editor, teacher[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sarkis Parseghian (Shamil) Սարգիս Բարսեղեան (Շամիլ)		Killed[26]		Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915	Ayaş
Dr. Garabed Pashayan Khan Տքթ. Կարապետ Փաշայեան Խան	1864 in Constantinople	Killed	Dashnak	Physician, writer[6] former deputy of the Ottoman parliament, member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	First tortured [52] and then killed in Ankara.[18]
Dz. Vartabed Yervant Perdahjian Ծ. վարդ. Երվանդ Փէրտահճեան				Clergyman	24 April 1915
M. Piosian Մ. Փիոսեան				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Smpad Piurad Der-Ghazaryants Սմբատ Բիւրատ Տեր-Ղազարեանց	1862 in Zeytun (Süleymanlı today)	Died		Novelist, public figure, member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş[18]	Killed in Ankara.[18]
G. Reisian Կ. Րէյիսեան				Merchant[6]	24 April 1915
Rostom (Riustem Rostomiants) Րոստոմ (Րիւսթէմ Րոստոմեանց)		Killed		Merchant[6] and public figure[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Vramshabuh Samueloff Վրամշապուհ Սամուէլօֆ		Killed		Merchant[6] Armenian from Russia, banker	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sarafian[26] Սարաֆեան					24 April 1915	Çankırı
Garabed Sarafian Կարապետ Սարաֆեան		Killed		Public official	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sato Սաթօ				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Jak Sayabalian (Pailag) Ժագ Սայապալեան (Փայլակ)	1880 in Konya	Killed	Armenian National Assembly	Interpreter for the British Consul in Konya between 1901–1905, then vice-consul for a year and a half. After 1909, journalist in the capital.	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Margos Sefer Մարկոս Սեֆեր		Survivor		Lawyer[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Was deported in place of Markos Natanian and returned to Constantinople.[18]
Vartkes Hovhannes Serengülian Վարդգէս Յովհաննէս Սէրէնկիւլեան	1871 in Erzurum	Killed		Deputy in the Ottoman parliament	21 May 1915 or 2 June 1915[53]	Dispatched to Diyarbakır to appear before a court martial	Same as Krikor Zohrab.[54] (Cherkes Ahmet and Halil were led to Damascus and executed there on orders from Cemal Pasha, in connection with the murder of the two deputies, in 30 September 1915, Nazım had died in a fight before that.)
Baghdasar Serkisian		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Pardoned on condition on not returning to Constantinople" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38]
Margos Servet Effendi (Prudian) Մարկոս Սէրվէթ		Survivor		Lawyer from Kartal[10]	1915	Ayaş	Was granted permission to return.[10]
Ruben Sevak pen name (Dr. Ruben Chilingirian) Ռուբէն Սեւակ (Տոքթ. Ռուբէն Չիլինկիրեան)	1885 in Silivri	Killed		Physician, prominent poet and writer, formerly captain in the Ottoman Army during the Balkan Wars	22 June 1915[55]	Çankırı	"Permitted to reside freely in Çankırı" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38] Killed in a village called Tüney in 1915, together with Gülistanyan, Daniel Varoujan and Mağazacıyan[11] in a group of five.[22] His house in Elmadağı, Constantinople now a museum.[56]
Shahbaz[57] Շահպազ				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Parsegh Shahbaz Բարսեղ Շահպազ	1883 in Boyacıköy, Constantinople	Killed	Dashnak	Lawyer,[18] journalist, columnist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Murdered on Harput-Malatya road."[11][18] In a letter to Mss. Zaruhi Bahri and Evgine Khachigian Parsegh Shahbaz wrote from Aintab on 6 July 1915 that due to his wounded feet and stomachaches he will rest for 6–7 days until he has to continue the 8–10 days journey to M. Aziz. But he had no idea why he was sent there.[10] According to B. Vahe-Haig (Պ. Վահէ-Հայկ), survivor of the massacre of Harput, Parsegh Shahbaz was jailed 8 days after the massacre in the central prison of Mezre. Parsegh Shahbaz remained without food for a week and was severely beaten and finally killed by gendarmes under the wall of 'the factory'.[10]
A. Shahen Ա. Շահէն				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Yenovk Shahen Ենովք Շահէն		Killed		Actor[6]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Sarkis Shahinian Սարգիս Շահինեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Çankırı	"Pardoned on condition on not returning to Constantinople" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[38]
Harutiun Shahrigian (Adom) Յարութիւն Շահրիկեան (Ատոմ)	1860 in Shabin-Karahisar	Killed	Dashnak	Dashnak leader, lawyer, member of Armenian National Assembly.	24 April 1915	Ayaş[18][26]	First tortured[52] and then killed in Ankara.[18]
Levon Shamtanchian Լեւոն Շամտանճեան		Survivor			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Deported in lieu of Mikayel Shamtanchian, returned to Constantinople.[10][18]
Mikayel Shamtanchian Միքայէլ Շամտանճեան	1874	Survivor	Friend of Dikran Chökürian	Newspaper editor at Vostan, writer, lecturer, leader in the Armenian National Assembly	24 April 1915	Çankırı	He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian, Kaspar Cheraz, Vartan Kahanay Karagözian from Feriköy. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople.[6] Published his memoirs of exile after the war.[11] - d. 1926[37]
Levon Shashian Լեւոն Շաշեան		Killed		Merchant[6]	24 April 1915		Killed in Der Zor.[10]
Siamanto (Adom Yerdjanian) Սիամանթօ (Ատոմ Եարճանեան)	1878 in Akn	Killed	Dashnak[18]	Poet, writer, member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915		Killed in Ankara[18]
Krikor Siurmeian Գրիգոր Սիւրմէեան		Survivor		Father of Artavazd V. Siurmeian.[10]	1915	Ayaş	Was granted permission to return to the capital.[10]
Onnig Srabian (Onnig Jirayr) Օննիկ Սրապեան (Օննիկ Ժիրայր)		Killed		Teacher	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Yeghia Sughikian Եղիա Սուղիկեան				Writer, publicist[6]	24 April 1915		Met Yervant Odian and Aram Andonian in September 1915 while working in the mill of Aram and Ardashes Shalvarjian in Tarson (supplying daily 30'000 Ottoman soldiers with flour).[50]
S. Svin Ս. Սուին				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Mihran Tabakian Միհրան Թապագեան	1878 from Adapazar[26]	Killed	Dashnak[26]	Teacher and writer[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Garabed Tashjian Կարապետ Թաշճեան		Killed			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Garabed Tashjian Կարապետ Թաշճեան		Survivor		Butcher[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was deported in lieu of Garabed Tashjian jailed in Ayaş, came free and returned to the capital.[26]
Stepan Tatarian Ստեփան Թաթարեան		Survivor[26]		Merchant[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Dispatched to Kayseri to appear before a court martial (where he was an eyewitness to executions[10]). Was joined by a group of four from Ayaş beginning of July.[28] Survived deportation from Çankırı to Kayseri to Aleppo and returned to Constantinople after the armistice.[26]
Hagop Tekeyan					24 April 1915
Kevork Terjumanian Գէորգ Թէրճիմանեան		Killed	Ayaş	Merchant[6]	24 April 1915		Killed in Ankara.[18]
Ohannes Terlemezian Օհաննես Թէրլէմէզեան	from Van	Survivor[26]		Money changer[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] One of the last who came free from Çankırı. He left Çankırı on 6 August 1915, was jailed in Ankara, came to Tarson, arrived in Constantinople on 22 September 1915.[26]
Hagop Terzian Յակոբ Թէրզեան	1879	Killed	Hunchak	Pharmacist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat,[22] killed near Ankara.[14]
Haig Tiriakian Հայկ Թիրեաքեան	about 60 years old[18]	Survivor		Cashier of Phoenix[10]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Deported instead of his Dashnak homonym. Went back to Constantinople.[10][18]
Hrach (Haig Tiriakian) Հրաչ (Հայկ Թիրեաքեան)	1871 in Trabzon	Killed	Dashnak	Member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Çankırı[18]	After learning that another Haig Tiriakian had been detained in Ayaş he demanded his namesake's release and his own transfer from Çankırı to Ayaş. He was later killed in Ankara.[18]
Yervant Tolayan Երվանդ Թօլայեան	1883	Survivor		Theater director, playwright, editor of the satirical journal Gavroche	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34][58] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28] Yervant Tolayan died in 1937.[37]
Dr. Hagop Topjian Տքթ. Յակոբ Թօփճեան	1876	Survivor	Ramgavar	Editor[59]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital mid-June 1915,[11] died in 1951.[37]
Torkom Թորգոմ				Patriot or educator[6]	24 April 1915
Dr. Vahram Torkomian Տքթ. Վահրամ Թորգոմեան	20 April 1858 [60] in Constantinople	Survivor		Physician,[61] medical historian	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[34] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[35] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[28] He moved to France in 1922.[37] He published a book after the war (a list of Armenian doctors) in Évreux, France in 1922 and a study on Ethiopean Taenicide-Kosso[62] in Antwerp in 1929. He died 11 August 1942 in Paris.[63]
Samvel Tumajan (Tomajanian) Սամուել Թումաճան (Թոմաճանեան)		Died[26]	Hunchak[26]		24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28] Samvel Tomajian/Թօմաճեան (!) died according to Alboyajian.[26]
Daniel Varoujan Դանիել Վարուժան	1884 in Brgnik (in Vilayet of Sivas)	Killed		Poet	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was killed together with Ruben Sevak by 12 çetes on 26 August 1915 6 hours after Çankırı near the han of Tüneh in a group of five.[22]
Aram Yerchanik Արամ Երջանիկ	1865	Died		Restaurant owner	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Was deported as many intellectuals regularly met at his restaurant in Bahçekapı, died in 1915.[26]
D. Yerganian Տ. Երկանեան				Lawyer[6]	24 April 1915
Krikor Yesayan Գրիգոր Եսայեան	1883 from Van[26]	Killed[22]	Dashnak[26]	French and Math teacher, translator of Levon Shant's Ancient Gods into French[26]	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[3] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20–24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[22]
Yeznik Եզնիկ				Profession	24 April 1915	Çankırı[26]
Nerses Zakarian Ներսես Զաքարեան		Killed	Hunchak[18]	Patriot or educator,[6] member of Armenian National Assembly[18]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]
Avedis Zarifian Ավետիս Զարիֆեան		Survivor[14]		Pharmacist	24 April 1915	Çankırı	Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[28]
Roupen Zartarian Ռուբէն Զարդարեան	1874 in Kharpert	Killed		Writer, poet, newspaper (Azadamard) and textbook editor, considered as a pioneer of Armenian rural literature. Translated Victor Hugo, Maxim Gorki, Anatole France, Oscar Wilde into Armenian.[27]	24 April 1915	Ayaş	Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Jangülian, Khajag and Minassian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[11] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Zenop[26] Զենոբ					24 April 1915	Çankırı
Krikor Zohrab Գրիգոր Զոհրապ	1861	Killed		Writer, jurist, deputy in the Ottoman parliament	21 May 1915 or 2 June 1915[53]	Dispatched to Diyarbakır to appear before a court martial	Ordered to appear before a court martial in Diyarbakır, together with Vartkes Hovhannes Serengülyan, both went to Aleppoby train, escorted by one gendarme, remained in Aleppo for a few weeks, waited the results of infructuous attempts by the Ottoman governor of the city to have them sent back to the capital (some sources mention Cemal Pasha himself intervening for their return, but Talat Pasha insisting on them to sent to the court martial), and then dispatched to Urfa and remained there for some time in the house of a Turkish deputy friend, taken under police escort and led to Diyarbakır by car -allegedly accompanied on a voluntary basis by some notable Urfa Armenians, and with many sources confirming, they were murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karaköprü or Şeytanderesi in the outskirts of Urfa, some time between 15 July and 20 July 1915. The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Bartogh Zorian (Jirayr) Բարթող Զօրեան (Ժիրայր)		Killed			24 April 1915	Ayaş	Killed in Ankara.[18]

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References

Further reading

• Garine Avakian: Եղեռնահուշ մասունք կամ խոստովանողք եւ վկայք խաչի [Relic of the Genocide or to those who suffered in the name of the cross and died for their faith], Yerevan, 2002 ISBN 99930-2-436-8 [gives an account of the events that lead to Çankırı (place of deportation in Anatolia) and 100 short biographic descriptions of deportees on the basis of a rosary/worry-beads (Hamrich) in the History Museum of Yerevan with the engraved names of the deportees, that a deportee himself, Varteres Atanasian, created.]
• Krikor Balakian Հայ Գողգոթան [The Armenian Golgotha], Mechitaristenpresse Vienna 1922 (vol. 1) and Paris 1956 (vol. 2) (a new edition in French: Georges Balakian: Le Golgotha arménien, Le cercle d'écrits caucasiens, La Ferté-Sous-Jouarre 2002 (vol. 1) ISBN 2-913564-08-9, 2004 (vol. 2) ISBN 2-913564-13-5)
• Krikor Beledian: Le retour de la Catastrophe, in: Catherine Coquio (Hg.): L'histoire trouée. Négation et témoignage, éditions l'atalante, Nantes 2003 ISBN 2-84172-248-1 [essay about the survivor literature 1918-23]
• Raymond Kévorkian: Le Génocide des Arméniens, Odile Jacob, Paris 2006 ISBN 2-7381-1830-5
• Teotoros Lapçinciyan (Teotig) Գողգոթա հայ հոգեւորականութեան [The Golgotha of the Armenian clergy], H. Mateossian, Constantinople 1921 [gives an account of over 1.500 deported clergymen all over the Ottoman Empire with selected biographical entries and lists 100 notables of 24 April 1915 by name out of 270 in total and classifies them roughly in 9 professional groups]
• Teotoros Lapçinciyan (Teotig): Ամէնուն Տարեցոյցը. Ժ-ԺԴ. Տարի. 1916-1920. [Everyman's Almanac. 10.-14. Year. 1916-1920], G. Keshishian press, Constantinople 1920
• Mikayel Shamtanchian: The Fatal Night. An Eyewitness Account of the Extermination of Armenian Intellectuals in 1915 translated from the Armenian by Ishkhan Jinbashian, H. and K. Manjikian Publications, Studio City (CA) 2007 ISBN 0-9791289-4
• Rita Soulahian Kuyumjian Archeology of Madness. Komitas. Portrait of an Armenian Icon. Gomidas Institute Taderon Press Princeton, New Jersey, 2001 ISBN 0-9535191-7-1
• Yves Ternon Enquête sur la négation d'un génocide [Investigation of the Denial of a Genocide], Editions Parentèses, Marseille 1989 ISBN 2-86364-052-6 [gives an account of the arrests of 24 April 1915 in the 1st part of his book]