turco-armenian relations.... part I

Throughout history, hundreds, thousands...millions of people lived on these lands. At times, their existence was marked by battles, and at others, peace reigned over them. The Armenians too, were among the inhabitants of these lands. They were ruled by the Persians, the Macedonians, the Seleucids, the Romans, Partians, Byzantines and Arabs...were constantly exiled from one region to the other, and were accorded third-class citizenship until the Turks gained sovereignty over Anatolia, in 1071. After this date, fighting gradually diminished and Byzantine persecution left its place to the just, tolerant, humanitarian and unifying beliefs and traditions of the Seljuks. The years of peace and calm enjoyed by Armenians under the hegemony of the Seljuks reached a climax under the rule of the Ottomans...a period that can be defined as the 'Golden Age'... Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who put an end to Byzantine rule, allowed the foundation of the Armenian Patriarchate, an unprecedented move for the Armenians to whom he granted freedom of conscience and faith. The transformation of the Armenian Episcopate in Western Anatolia to the Istanbul Patriarchate, following a decree he issued in 1461, is clear evidence of the vision and tolerance displayed by Mehmed and of the subsequent Ottoman Sultans toward other faiths.

As a matter of fact, the present day Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II was according due rights to those who in turn had taken a similar stand toward the Armenians throughout their 'Golden Age' by saying: " We can duely grasp the significance of tolerance between different religions and cultures, as well as the value of this incident dating back to 538 years, by taking into account the tensions witnessed throughout the world on the threshold of a new millennium, the ongoing wars beyond our borders in particular."

Following the reign of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, Turco-Armenian relations continued excellently until the end of the 19th century. In fact, Armenians were by far, the greatest beneficiaries of the opportunities offered by the Ottoman Empire to all industrious, efficient, honest and productive subjects of the non-muslim communities. Being exempted from the military service and to a great extent from taxation, the Armenians had the opportunity to make headway in trade, agriculture, craftsmanship and administration, and by reason of their loyalty to the Empire, as well as their ability to intermingle with other subjects, they had duely attained the title of 'loyal people'.

REFERENCES
http://www.ermenisorunu.gen.tr/
http://www.armenian-genocide-lie.com/

Armenian Question: Facts and Documents, Azerbaijan Publishing House, Baku 1992.

Armenians Terrorism: A Threat to Peace, Akdeniz University Publications, Antalya 1985.

Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (1912-1926), Boğaziçi University Publications, İstanbul 1984.

Armenians in Ottoman Documents (1915-1920), The Turkish Republic Prime Ministry General Directorate of State Archives Departmant of Ottoman Archives Publication, Publication no: 25, Ankara 1995.

Arşiv Belgelerine Göre Kafkaslar'da ve Anadolu'da Ermeni Mezâlimi I (1906-1918), Ankara 1995, II (1919), Ankara 1995, III (1919-1920), Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları, Ankara 1997

ASAF, Mehmet-, 1909 Adana Ermeni Olayları ve Anılarım, Hazırlayan: İsmet Parmaksızoğlu, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1982.

ATAÖV, Türkkaya-, A Brief Glance at the "Armenian Question", Ankara 1984.

ATAÖV, Türkkaya-, A "Statement" Wrongly Attributed to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ankara 1984.

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[uzaklar33]

6)Osmanlı Ermenileri. Bilal Şimşir.1986

7)Osmanlı Arşivleri ve Ermeni Sorunu,Türkkaya Ataöv, 1989

[uzaklar33]

REFERENCES:

1)Türk Devleti Hizmetinde Ermeniler (1453 — 1953), Rahip Komidos Çarkcıyan, Istanbul, 1953 

2)British Documents on Ottoman Armenians (4 volumes), 1983, 1989, 1990, Türk Tarih Kurumu

3) Osmanlı İdaresinde Ermeniler, Nejat Göyünç, 1983

4)Tarih Boyunca Türklerin Ermeni Toplumu ile İlişkileri Sempozyumu.Atatürk Üniversitesi.1985

5)Türk Tarihinde Ermeniler (Tebliğler ve Panel Konuşmaları). 9 Eylül Üniversitesi.1985

[uzaklar33]

Osgan Mardikyan Minister of Post Telephone Telegraph Ministry (1913)

Tomas Terziyan Lecturers in School of Civil Servants

Nişan Guğasyan Lecturers in School of Civil Servants

Tavit Çıracıyan Lecturers in School of Civil Servants

Krikor Zohrab Members of Istanbul in Parliament

Bedros Hallacıyan Members of Istanbul in Parliament

[uzaklar33]

Garabet Artin Davut Pasha Ambassador for Vienna (1856 — 1857)/ Governor of Lebanon (1861) Minister of Post Telephone Telegraph and Public Works Ministries (1868)

Krikor Sinapyan Minister of Public Works

Krikor Ağaton Post Telephone Telegraph General Manager (1864)

Jorj Serpos Efendi Turkey Telegraphs General Secretary (1868)

[uzaklar33]

Agop Kazazyan Pasha Minister of Finance / Minister of Treasure of Property

Mikael Portukal Pasha Ministry of Finance Counselor (1886- General Director of Ziraat Bank/ Minister of Civil List(1891)

Sakız Ohannes Pasha General Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry (1871) Minister of Treasure of Property (1897)

[uzaklar33]

Hovsep Misakyan Efendi Ambassador in La Haye (1900 — 1907)

Sarkis Balyan Turkish Consulate in Montenegro and Italy (1900 - )

Azaryan Manuk Efendi Foreign Affairs Undersecretary

Kapriyel Noradunkyan Minister of Foreign Affairs in Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Pasha's Cabinet (1912)

[Havayosunu]

I think you confused Ottoman with crusaders. Ottomans let Christians live their belief.

[qarakechili]

we will never forget xocali genocide in azerbaycan 25.02.1992

bigün amınıza koymaya gelecez pis ermeni dölleri o azerileri öldürdüğünüz yerde askerlerinizi domaltacaz.

[ImPoisonBeCareful]

xocali . net ...!!!

[mizadorian]

Oh yeah the Turks were gracious people, very generous cock suckers, well known to the whole world except to the motherfucker who made this video.

[jraider2]

So, we can be fairly certain that the aim of the Ittihadists was not just to the threat of Armenian guerrilas but to (at the very least) ethnically cleanse Anatolia of its Armenians.

And we can be certain that in the process of this brutal response, many Armenians were killed.

So, genocide or not, it was an grossly disproportionate response and an awful crime.

[jraider2]

4. Elements of the Ittihadists (Committee for Union & Progress) openly spoke of the need to "cleanse Anataolia of seditious minorities" to avoid the disasters that befell the Ottoman's in the Balkans.

5. Members of the Ottoman Empire's wartime allies (Germany & Austro-Hungary) declared that the real aim of the Ottomans was the expulsion and extermination of Christians.

[jraider2]

I am neither Christian or Muslim, so I will provide a neutral opinion. There is no doubt that the Ottomans faced the threat of Armenian guerrillas and had to respond, but we must consider that:

1. Armenians were deported from areas that were far from the front line, in which they constituted a small minority (such as Ankara & Konya).

2. Women, children & the elderly were deported.

3. The destination (the deserts of Der Zor) was the most hostile part of the Ottoman Empire.

[ArsacidDynasty]

Propaganda

[knowtruth11]

They made a lie and trying to make everybody to believe this lie! When Ottomans was under attack armenians betrayed them with taking side of enemy and killed tousands of innocent people! Because of that Ottomans forced armenians to leave Anatolia! During this departing prosess some armenians died with cold and hunger but it is defenetly not a genocide!

[karsarkis]

I can't believe how one can even watch this propaganda