Ölüm ve Zulmün Üç Hali: Birinci Dünya Savasi'nda Bitlis Cephesi/Three State of Death and Oppression: Bitlis Front in World War I

In this paper describes in three phases, the suffering of Muslims and Armenians in Bitlis. The first stage are the massacres committed by the Russians against Muslims, during the first attack. The second stage is the persecution of indigenous Armenians in mid-1915. As is known, on the withdrawal of...

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Published inAKADEMIK INCELEMELER DERGISI Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 1
Main Author Ölmez, Adem
Format Journal Article
LanguageTurkish
Published Sakarya 01.07.2014
Subjects
Militia groups
Muslims
Native peoples
World War I
Armenia
Russia
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Summary:In this paper describes in three phases, the suffering of Muslims and Armenians in Bitlis. The first stage are the massacres committed by the Russians against Muslims, during the first attack. The second stage is the persecution of indigenous Armenians in mid-1915. As is known, on the withdrawal of Russian, Armenians in the region were left unprotected. In this process, the Armenians were subjected to attacks by Muslims and forced migration. The third state began with the Russians to attack once again in early 1916. From the beginning of 1916, They plan to advance southwards through Bitlis, but their plans did not go as they wish. They were met with great resistance, the regular army allied militia. Russian-Armenian troops have made a great slaughter in order to pass the Bitlis. Russian, Armenian forces again began to persecute the Muslim community. This process has continued until symptoms begin to appear the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Women and children and old people were massacred in bulk, in arreas inhabited by Muslims. These developments led to the increase of hatred between the two communities.
ISSN:1306-7885
2602-3016