- 1 -

The world war and the Turco-Armenian question


[Report issued by the (Bern) Ottoman Printing Office, indicating that in the beginning of 1915, the deportation of the Armenians was necessary, that Armenians were provoked against the Ottoman Government through Armenian, British, Russian funds and intrigues, that it could be acknowledged that during the deportation of the Armenians low-level officials had acted too zealously; that, however a great majority of the Turks had no responsibility in this matter, and that in addition the Armenian had abused and mistreated Turks]

BOA. HR. HU, Kr. 108/141 (6 images)



- 2 -

The Deportation of the Armenians of Dörtyol


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the Province of Adana, regarding that the Armenians of Dörtyol be deported to determined areas and that rebellions and revolts be not permitted]

15 R. 1333 (2 March 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 50/141



- 3 -

Atrocities perpetrated against the Muslims and prisoners
of war in the Caucasus

The first of two images regarding this communication. For the originals, please consult the Turkish site (link above).

[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Exterior to the Ministry of the Interior regarding that the number of Muslim men killed in the vicinity of Kars and Ardahan had reached thirty thousand, that houses were burned, that women and children were in a wretched condition, that Armenians deliberately were becoming prisoners, that they would later escape and relay the information they obtained to the Russians; that it was necessary to be cautious in this matter, that requests were made of the Embassy of Italy for the good treatment of our prisoners.]

19 R.1333 (6 March 1915)

BOA. HR. HU, Kr.122/6 (2 images)



- 4 -

Russian and Armenian cruelties towards
the Ottoman prisoners of war


[That the necessary attempts be made to prevent the Russian and Armenian cruelties towards the Ottoman prisoners of war in the Caucasus.]

8 Mart [1]331 (21 March 1915)

BOA. HR. HU, Kr. 122/4



- 5 -

Cruelties towards the Muslims and prisoners
of war in the Caucasus


[Memorial from the Supreme Military Command of the Ottoman Army, that the number of those killed in the vicinity of Kars and Ardahan with the incitements of Russians has reached thirty thousand Muslims, that the women and children are in a wretched condition in the mountains, and that necessary petitions be made to neutral nations on the subject.]

5 Ca. [1]334 (21 March 1915)

BOA. HR. HU, Kr. 122/ 4

- 11 -

Allowing some Armenians who were sent to Çankiri, to return to Istanbul

[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the Province of Kastamonu regarding the permission given for the return of Torkumyan, Nargileciyan, Keropeyan, Bardizbanyan, Keçiyan, Tolayan, Kargozyan and Komidas who were sent to Çankiri, to Istanbul.]

22 C. 1331(7 May 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 52/255



- 12 -

That Diran Kelekyan may reside in any
province he wishes outside of İstanbul


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the Province of Kastamonu, that of those sent to Çankırı, Diran Kelekyan may reside in one of the provinces having no Armenian population, other than Istanbul.]

23 C. 1333 (8 May 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 52/266




- 13 -

The Deportation of the Armenian of Zeitun

[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the Maras governorship, regarding that the necessity of expulsion all of the Armenians of Zeitun was communicated to the Supreme Military Command.]

24 C. 1333 (9 May 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 52/286




-14 -

The expulsion and deportation of Armenians who are
numerous in the provinces of Van and Bitlis


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the Provinces of Van and Bitlis, regarding that it has been decided to deport the Armenians who are concentrated in specific areas of the province of Van, to the south, that the concerned units have been notified in order to facilitate the deportation process, and that the Armenians living in the south of Erzurum and in districts of Bitlis will also be included in the deportation.]

24 C. 1333 (9 May 18915)

BOA.DH. SFR, nr. 52/282




- 15 -

The drafting of books showing the names and
occupations of Armenians in Ayaş and Çankiri


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Ankara and Kastamonu, regarding that the book indicating the names, titles and occupations, places of residence in Istanbul and places of birth of the Armenian who are under arrest in Ayas and who have been exiled to Çankiri, should be prepared and sent.]

25 C. 1333 (10 May 1916)


BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 52/297

- 21 -

Providing information on the situation
as Armenian villages are evacuated


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Adana, Aleppo, Erzurum, Van, Bitlis, regarding that as Armenian villages are evacuated, information be provided on their numbers, the name of the village and where they have gone.]

11 B. 1333 (25 May 1915)

Ali Münif

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/113



- 22 -

The deportation of the Armenians of Erzurum
because of its proximity to the Russian border


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior the province of Erzurum, regarding that the Armenians of Erzurum be sent away due to its proximity to the Russian border, and that there is no need to deport the Armenians of Diyarbakır, Harput and Sivas.]

13 B. 1333 (27 May 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/129




- 23 -

Payment of the Armenians food and lodging expenses
from the fund allocated for the refugees


[Ciphered telegram sent by the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Konya regarding that the necessary food and lodging expenses of the Armenians be paid out of the refugees fund.]

15 B. 1333 (29 May 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/152




- 24 -

That the debts of deported Armenians will not be claimed


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Maras regarding that the debts of Armenians who were deported will not be claimed.]

18 B. 1333 (1June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/200




- 25 -

Implementation of the deportation procedures in areas
where Armenians are numerous


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces and sanjaks of Edirne, Aleppo, Urfa, Eskisehir, Maras, etc., regarding that the communication concerning the arrest and banishment of entrepreneurial and detrimental characters among the Armenian ant the leaders of the revolutionary committees had been misunderstood, that the banishment procedure be applied to those characters with connections to unlawful activities in neighborhoods with a large population of Armenians.]

18 B. 1333 (1 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/201

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_025.htm

- 31 -

The money order sent in response to the instructions
relating to the settlement of Armenians and
their food and lodging expenses


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Mossul, regarding that the regulations concerning the settlement of Armenians is in the mail, and that a money order of five hundred thousand kurus has been sent, out of the refugees fund for lodging and food expenses.]

26 B. 1333 (9 June 1915)

Ali Münif

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/305




- 32 -

That it is requested that an American member be sent
in order to assist the Armenians of Zeitun who
were deported to Konya


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Konya, regarding whether there are any drawbacks in sending a member of the American delegation to assist the Armenians of Zeitun deported to Konya.]

27 B. 1333 (10 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/312




- 33 -

That it is not appropriate to deport Armenians from
provincial subdivisions and other related
areas outside Küçük Incesu


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, regarding that Armenian not be deported from places other than Küçük Incesu keeping in mind the possibility that the resettled Armenians may also form the majority of the population in their new locations.]

29 B. 1333 (12 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 53/326




- 34 -

Protecting the deported Armenians on the roads
and punishing those who attack them


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Erzurum, regarding the protection of the Armenians on the roads during their deportation, the punishment of the deserters and those who attack them, and that the old road be used in the deportation.]

1 S. 1333 (14 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/10




- 35 -

That Armenians deported from Erzurum were attacked;
that the necessary preventive measures be taken
for their protection

[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Diyarbakir, Mamuretülaziz and Bitlis, regarding that a convoy sent from Erzurum has been massacred by Kurds, that necessary measures be taken for the protection of the deported on the road, and that skirmishes not be allowed.]

1 S. 1333 (14 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/9

- 41 -

The expulsion of the Armenian plenipotentiary


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, regarding the exile of the Armenian envoy.]

6 S. 1333 (19 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/64



- 42 -

Settling the Armenians to the west of the Baghdad line


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Mossul, regarding that the Armenians sent to the province of Mossul be settled in areas located to the west of the Baghdad line.]

8 S. 1333 (21 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/83



- 43 -

Settling the Armenians to the east and south
of the Baghdad line


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governors of the sanjaks of Urfa and Zor, regarding the settlement of the Armenians to be sent, to the south of the Baghdad line.]

8 S. 1333 (21 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/84



- 44 -

Giving information on the settlement areas
of the Armenian inhabitants


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Mamuretülaziz, Trabzon, Sivas and to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding information on the names, numbers of the villages and towns inhabited by Armenians, whose evacuation has been decided, and where will be sent.]

11 S. 1333 (24 June 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/136




- 45 -

Settling the Armenian children in orphanages


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of Public Instruction to the provinces of Diyarbakır, Adana, Trabzon, Sivas, Bitlis, Van, etc., regarding notifying whether or not an appropriate building will be found, and the number of children, in order to settling the young Armenian children who have been relocated or taken away.]

13 S. 1333 (26 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/150

- 51 -

Lodging of refugees in Armenian villages


[Ciphered telegram sent by the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Mamuretülaziz, regarding the settlement of refugees in evacuated villages.]

14 S. 1333 (27 June 1915)

Ali Münif

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/189



- 52 -

The distribution of the inhabitants in the war regions


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior, to the province of Erzurum, regarding the settlement of people emigrating from the war regions, within the province and within the evacuated Armenian villages of the province of Van.]

14 S. 1333 (27 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/203




- 53 -

That the Armenian officials in the public
debts will remain where they are


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Trabzon, regarding that the Armenians employed in the Public Debts remain where they are.]

15 S. 1333 (28 June 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/221




- 54 -

Protecting the abandoned properties and
recording them in the books


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, regarding that the regulations concerning the need to establish a commission consisting of officials from Finance and Civil Service, for the safekeeping and recording of abandoned properties, have been sent.]

15 S. 1333 (28 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/226




- 55 -

That there is not sufficient information
on deported Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Trabzon, Sivas, Mamuretülaziz and Diyarbakir and to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding sending the necessary information, as it is not known where the Armenians, whose deportation has begun, will be sent, and in what number.]

15 S. 1333 (28 June 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/222

- 61 -

Harvesting the crops in areas from where
Armenians have been expelled


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Sivas, Diyarbakir and Mamuretülaziz, regarding the problems with harvesting in the areas evacuated by Armenians, that harvesting should be done under the supervision of the Commission of Abandoned Properties, and that the related needs be communicated.]

22 S. 1333 (5 July 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/301




- 62 -

Expanding the area where Armenians will be settled, and to settle them based on a ratio 10% of the Muslim population


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Zor, regarding the decision to expand the regions to be settled by Armenians, and that Armenians be settled on the Iranian border and in the provinces of Mossul, Aleppo and Syria, at a ratio of 10% of the Muslim population.]

22 S. 1333 (5 July 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/308




- 63 -

Expanding the areas allocated for
the settlement of Armenians


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and sanjaks, regarding that the areas allocated for the settlement of Armenians be expanded, that the resettlement plan for the region of Kirkuk, Diyarbakir and Aleppo be circulated and that settlement be effected so as not exceed 10% of the Muslim population.]

22 S. 1333 (5 July 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/315




- 64 -

That Armenians may sell their movable
properties to Muslims


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the president of the Abandoned Properties Commission of Dörtyol/Adana, regarding that Armenians may sell their movable properties, to the Muslims, for the real value of their properties.]

24 S. 1333 (7 July 1915)

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/346




- 65 -

Giving information on the individuals who, among
the deported Armenians were employed at the Régie


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and sanjaks, regarding notification of the names of individuals employed at the Régie and the reasons for expelling them, and who are among the deported.]

27 S. 1333 (10 July 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/368

- 71 -

That allegations of a massacre be investigated and that preventive measures implemented for Armenians are not implemented for the Christian population


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior, to the province of Diyarbakir, regarding the investigation of news there Armenians and Christians are being massacred, that seven hundred people have been killed sheep that the total number of people killed is estimated to be two thousand, that an end be put immediately to these actions.]

29 S. 1333 (12 July 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/406




- 72 -

That Armenians who have converted to Islam
be also expelled


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak to Kayseri, regarding the continuation of the expulsion of Armenians who have converted to Islam.]

1 N. 1333 (13 July 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/427





- 73 -

Deportation of Armenian soldiers to worker battalions


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding that an order concerning the employment of and not dispatching Armenians who are not trustworthy, to the interior, was not issued, that on the contrary, some of the objectionable Armenians be employed in road services.]

1 N. 1333 (13 July 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/439





- 74 -

That publications not be published without permission
regarding matters that pertain to state policy


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior from various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that due to the publication of an official statement in the Mesveret newspaper published in Trabzon, stating that Armenians have been temporarily exiled, it should be ensured that subjects that concern the policy of the state not be published unnecessarily.]

17 N. 1333 (29 July 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54-A/181




- 75 -

That Armenians between 16-60 years not be let
outside the country


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding preventing that male Armenians between 16 and 60 years leave the Ottoman lands.]

21 N. 1333 (2 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54-A/251

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_075.htm

- 81 -

Protecting the movable properties of deported Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that as it is claimed that the immovable properties of relocated Armenians have been sold under value, the agreements pertaining to the sale of these properties have been cancelled.]

30 N. 1333 (11 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/381





- 82 -

Those who converted to İslam, those who got married
and the inheritance matters of the children


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding the protection of personal properties of children left with people who converted to Islam, who were married and who are reliable, and that the shares of those whose testators have died, be given to them.]

30 N. 1333 (11 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54-A/382





- 83 -

That Protestant Armenians not be deported


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that the Protestant Armenians who were not deported, not be deported and that their numbers of those who were deported and who remain be communicated.]

4 L. 1333 (15 August 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/20





- 84 -

That Armenian members of parliament
and their families not be expelled


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that the Armenian deputies and their families not be expelled.]

4 L. 1333 (15 August 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/19




- 85 -

That the deportation of photographer Papazyan
of Istanbul be postponed


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Hüdavendigar, regarding the postponement until further notice of the deportation of the photographer Papazyan who is the father-in-law of Nikolo, a doctor at the Bulgarian hospital in İstanbul.]

4 L. 1333 (15 August 1915)

Ali Münif

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/21

- 91 -

That teachers and children not be deported


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior the province of Sivas, regarding that the teacher and children in the orphanage may remain there for the time being.]

6 L. 1333 (17 August 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/42




- 92 -

That the matter in the telegram sent
from Yozgat be investigated


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior the province of Ankara, regarding that the telegram sent in Yozgat with the signature of Santik Çogozcıyan be studied and that the fate of their spouses be communicated.]

6 L. 1333 (17 August 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/43





- 93 -

That the matter in the telegram sent from
Yozgat be investigated


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the interior to the province of Ankara, regarding that the telegram sent in Yozgat with the signature of Santik Çogozciyan be studied and that the fate of their spouses be communicated.]

6 L. 1333 (17 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/63





- 94 -

The deportation of the Armenians of Bitlis and Muş


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Bitlis and Muş to determined areas has been communicated to the Supreme Military Command.]

6 L. 1333 (17 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/55




- 95 -

That the families of soldiers and officers not be deported


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks , regarding that the Armenians who are families of soldiers, officers and medical corps officers not be deported and that they remain where they are.]

4 L. 1333 (15 August 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/18

ADDENDUM, Sept. 2007:
"Shocking New Documents"?

Some Ottoman documents appear no longer to be in the Ottoman archives. When the British occupied Istanbul immediately after war's end, and appointed Haig Khazarian in charge of the Ottoman archives, searching for "genocide evidence"(ultimately for the Malta Tribunal process, 1919-21), the British carted away some Ottoman documents and these can today be found in the British archives.

Prof. Salahi Sonyel found some of these papers and put them in a book entitled "Shocking New Documents," published in 1975, in London. I have not read this book, and can not say whether the following entries (save for the very last) are from Sonyel's book. Yet this would be the best guess, given that the documents below are so important, it would have been strange to exclude them in the Turkish publication Armenians in Ottoman Documents (1915-1920), and given the British archival reference ("F.O." stands for "Foreign Office.")

One for August 15, 1915, the Ministry of Interior’s instructions were as such:

‘If among those to be relocated . . . there are produced official documents showing that a family supporter is an Ottoman soldier, or if there are women or orphans without supporters, or Catholics and Protestants who do not wish to go to the assigned places, they should be separated and settled among the villages of the provinces and districts adjacent to the stations. The families of soldiers, Protestants and Catholics not yet relocated . . . must be left in their places of residence; also artisans and manufacturers necessary to the country and workers employed in factories which produce goods of public use or who are employed on the railways and in railway stations, . . . The food necessary for emigrants while on their journey until they reach their destinations must be provided . . . for poor emigrants by credit for the installation of the emigrants. The camps provided for transported persons must be kept under regular supervision; the necessary steps for their well-being should he taken, also to provide order and security. Make sure that indigent emigrants are given sufficient food and that their health is assured by daily visits from a doctor ....Sick people, poor people, women and children must be sent by rail, and others should be sent on mules, in carts or on foot according to their powers of endurance. Each convoy should be accompanied by a detachment of the guards, and the food supplies for each convoy must be guarded until the destination is reached. . . . In cases where emigrants are attacked, either in the camps or during the journeys, these attacks must be repelled immediately. . . . Officials who receive bribes from the emigrants, or who abuse women by promises or threats, or who establish illicit relations with them. will be immediately recalled, with particulars to be sent to their court martials for severe punishment’ (FO 371/9158/5523).

The above is from the 1978 response of the Professors Shaw to Richard Hovannisian, which may be accessed here. The Shaws provide a few others, presented below out of chronological order.

April 28, 1915, from the Ministry of interior, "ordering the imprisonment and deportation of members of the Hunchak and Dashnak groups":

‘As this order is exclusively a measure against the extension of the Committees, avoid executing it in such a way which might cause the mutual massacre of Muslim and Armenian groups’ (found in Public Record Office, FO 371/4241/170751 along with an annotation by W. S. Edmonds, Consular Officer of the Eastern Department, that ‘There is not enough evidence here to bring home the charge of massacre any closer.’)

July 30, 1915, Minister of Interior Talat Pasha: ‘Forbid the entry or free circulation of all foreigners and suspicious persons in the localities to be evacuated; if such people are already in the district they should be made to leave at once ; if such persons have bought goods (of evacuated persons) at ridiculous prices, measures should be made to annul the sale, restore prices to the proper level, and thus prevent illegal profits from being made; Armenians should be allowed and authorized to take away with them everything they want; if there is found goods not taken away which have deteriorated as a result, sell it by auction; if other merchandise can remain without deteriorating, keep it on behalf of the original owner; prevent all agreements regarding renting, pawning, attaching or sale or mortgage which is likely to deprive the owner of his property . . .‘ (FO 371/9158/E5523).

July 30, 1915, Talat’s secretary Ali Münif ordered ‘. . . Make arrangements for special officials to accompany groups of Armenians being relocated, and make sure they are provided with food and other things they need, with all expenditures incurred in this way being paid out of government allottments [sic] for the emigrants’ (FO 371/9158/E5523).

This last entry is definitely from Sonyel's book, as related by Kamuran Gurun in his "The Armenian File," this one concerns a regulation that was prepared on the subject of relocation. Two articles were provided:

Article 21. Should emigrants be attacked on their journey or in camps, the assailants will be immediately arrested, and sent to martial law court.
Article 22. Those who take bribes or gifts from the emigrants, or who rape the women by threats or promises, or those who engage in illicit relations with them, will immediately be removed from office, will be sent to the martial law court and will be punished severely. (F.O. 371/9158 E.5523.)

Holdwater, end comment: I have just noticed that the "F.O" number is the same for all of the above, indicating the British likely bunched all the documents they took from the Ottoman archives in one place, nearly clinching that Sonyel's "Shocking New Documents" must have been the source for all.

- 101 -

That preventive measures be taken to prevent attacks
by Armenian bands to Muslim villages


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Bursa, regarding that the gendarmerie acted irresponsibly in punishing the Armenian bands that attacked villages in the Yalova and Izmit region, that the governor of the sanjak of İzmit had been ordered to immediately dispatch the regiment commander to the region to carry out the required prosecution, and that in addition those officials whose guilt in this matter will be established, shall be punished.]

18 L. 1333 (29 August 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55/296





- 102 -

Protection and deportation of Armenians
who have been gathered


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Aleppo, regarding that care be given to the relocation and feeding of Armenians gathered in station, to determined locations, that they be protected from attacks.]

25 L. 1333 (5 September 1915)

Subhi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 55 A/77





- 103 -

That the correspondence of the American consul in Mamuretülaziz to the American ambassador in Istanbul, has been seen


[Memorial from the Ministry of the Interior to the Directorate of General Security, regarding that the letter sent by the U.S. Consul in Mamuretülaziz to the U.S. Ambassador in Istanbul, informing of the murders committed by Armenians within the province has been examined and sent to the Embassy.]

4 Za. 1333 (13 September 1915)

Semih

BOA. DH. EUM , 2.Sb. 68/84





- 104 -

That Armenians who are ill not be deported


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Adana, that the families of the ill and blind Armenians not be deported.]

6 Za. 1333 (15 September 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 56/27





- 105 -

The Armenians who have been deported from Aleppo


[Ciphered telegram from the province of Aleppo to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that some of the Armenians within the province have been sent to the province of Syria and to the kazas of Menç, Bab, Ma’arra, that sending that remaining ones in convoys of thousand people and by train is in progress, that the Armenians of Kilis and Aintab are being sent to the area of Urfa, Zor, Mossul.]

7 Za. 1333 (1 September 1915)

Vali (Governor)

Bekir Sami

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/76

- 111 -

Armenians who have been deported from Eskişehir

[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Eskisehir, to the Ministry of the Interior regarding that the Armenians in the vicinity of the station in Eskisehir, have been sent, that there are no Armenians on the roads, that all of the Armenians within the district who needed to be expelled, have been sent.]

9 Za. 1333 (18 September 1915)

Refet

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/72





- 112 -

Armenians who have been deported from Diyarbakir, and
that there are no Armenians left to be deported


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Diyarbakir, regarding that there are no Armenians left in Diyarbakir to be deported, that there are Armenian convoys on the roads, and the number of those deported.]

9 Za. 1333 (18 September 1915)

Reşid

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/71





- 113 -

There are no Armenians to be deported in Nigde


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Nigde to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that there are no Armenians left in Nigde to be deported.]

9 Za. 1333 (18 September 1915)

Nâzım

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/69






- 114 -

The Armenians deported from Mamuretülaziz and the situation of convoys who have gone from Sivas to Malatya and Urfa


[Ciphered telegram from the province of Mamuretülaziz, to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenians who have been and who will be sent from Mamuretülaziz, and the location and number of convoys going from Sivas to Malatya and Urfa.]

9 Za. 1333 (18 September 1915)

Sabit

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/70





- 115 -

That Armenians had not been deported from Urfa


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Urfa to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that Armenians have not been sent from Urfa to other areas, and that only o few households were sent to a few locations near the center.]

9 Za. 1333 (18 September 1915)

Haydar

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/74

- 120 -
That the arrangements and the regulations that were announced regarding the deportation were not fully implemented


[Ciphered telegram from Sükrü Bey, the director of the Settlement of Tribes and Refugees of Aleppo to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that the regulations concerning the deportation that were drafted and communicated were not fully followed and there were acts of negligence during deportation.]

13 Za. 1333 (22 September 1915)

Sükrü

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/12




- 121 -
That the deportation of Armenians who arrived in
Osmaniye was completed without incidents


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Osmaniye to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that the deportation of Armenians arriving in Osmaniye from within the province and other locations has been completed without incident, and that attempts are being made to send those who continue to arrive, to Aleppo.]

16 Za. 1333 (25 September 1915)

Fethi

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/85





- 122 -
Armenians who have been deported from Sivas


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Sivas to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenians sent from Sivas to Cizre and who presently are ready to be sent.]

19 Za. 1333 (28 September 1915)

Muammer

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/84





- 123 -

Foreigners and Armenians who have been taken out of konya


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Konya to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of foreigners and Armenians who were sent from Konya by train.]

21 Z. 1333 (30 October 1915)


Samih Rifat

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/100





- 124 -

Armenians who have been deported from Konya


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Konya to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenians sent from Konya.]

1 Z. 1333 (10 October 1915)


Mektubcu Naci

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/88





- 125 -

Armenians who have been deported from Konya


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Konya to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenians sent from Konya, and that sending the Armenians who will arrive later has been ensured so as not to disrupt the grain dispatch.]

2 Z. 1333 (11 October 1915)

Rahmi

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 68/90

- 131 -

That the refugees who are dying because of fever and
dysentery be relocated at their special locations


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to Sükrü Bey, the Director of refugees, regarding that because news have been received that people are dying in Hama due to fever and infectious illnesses, the refugees should be sent to their locations.]

8 Z. 1333 (17 October 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/51




- 132 -

That Armenians who pay the travel expenses may leave


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to Sükrü Bey, the Director of Refugees, regarding that the Armenians who pay for their travel expenses, may go to Hama, Humus and Sam.]

9 Z. 1333 (18 October 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/54




- 133 -

Armenians who are in Konya to be sent to Kütahya


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Kütahya, to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenian refugees located in Kütahya and those who are about to be sent to Konya.]

9 Z. 1333 (18 October 1915)

Faik

BOA. DH. EUM, 2.Sb. 68/93




- 134 -

Armenians who are in the Karahisar and Çay stations


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Karahisar to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenian refugees in the stations of Karahisar and Çay.]

9 Z. 1333 (18 October 1915)

Mutasarrif

Sevket

BOA. DH. EUM, 2.Sb. 68/94




- 135 -

Settlement of Armenians who have served well during
the Aleppo deportation, to other areas


[That the deported Armenians have been settled, that those who are in government service and who do not harbor malice towards the state be settled in other locations during the Aleppo deportation to ensure that they lived under better conditions.]

YEAR: ?

BOA. DH. EUM, 2.Sb. 68/80

- 141 -

Request for permission to work for the Armenian
officials in the Ottoman Bank in Adana


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province Aleppo, regarding that Edvar Simkiyan, Manok Sarrâfyan and Agop Gagayan, employees of the Adana Ottoman Bank, and Serkis Kisiyan, of the Tarsus branch, may be employed in the Aleppo branch.]

14 Z. 1333 (23 October 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/86




- 142 -

That the Armenians in the province of
Kastamonu not be expelled


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Kastamonu, regarding that expelling the Armenians who are within the province is not necessary and that legal proceedings be initiated against those Armenians who keep weapons in their houses.]

14 Z. 1333 (23 October 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/82




- 143 -

The dismissal of the kaymakam (district official)
of Tenos who acted contrary to rules


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Sivas, regarding the dismissal and court-martialing of the kaymakam of Tenos who acted improperly during the Armenian deportation.]

15 Z. 1333 (24 October 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/105




- 144 -

The dismissal of the kaymakam (district official) who, during the Armenian deportations acted contrary to rules


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the anterior to the province of Sivas, regarding the dismissal of Hamid Bey, the kaymakam of Aziziye who acted improperly during the Armenian deportation, and that he be court-martialed.]

16 Z. 1333 (25 October 1915)

Subhi

BOA. DH. SFR, no. 57/116




- 145 -

Providing food for the Armenian convoys


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to Sükrü Bey, the Director of the Refugees, regarding providing information whether the funds allocated for feeding the Armenian convoys is sufficient, and whether this has been paid out of the property funds.]

17 Z. 1333 (26 October 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/110

- 151 -

Settling the families of Catholics, Protestants and
soldiers to appropriate locations


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Konya, regarding that the Armenians in Konya not be deported for the time being, and that the families of soldiers and those who are catholic and protestant be settled in appropriate locations within the province.]

6 M. 1334 (4 November 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 58/2





- 152 -

Feeding the Armenians deported to the area
of the Fourth Army


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Adana and Aleppo and to the governor of the sanjak of Urfa, regarding that the military has instructed the Fourth Army commander, the Aleppo Communications inspector and other necessary authorities about providing food for the Armenian refugees sent to area of the Fourth Army.]

28 Z. 1333 (6 November 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/317




- 153 -

Dispatching the gendarmerie who acted inappropriately
to the military court



[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Urfa, regarding court martial of the gendarmerie accompanying the convoys sent from Urfa to Rakka, due to their inappropriate acts arising of negligence.]

28 Z. 1333 (6 November 1915)


Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/309




- 154 -

Providing bread to the Armenians



[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Nigde, regarding providing sufficient bread for the Armenian women and children in Ulukişla.]

29 Z. 1333 (7 November 1915)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 57/345





- 155 -

The areas where Armenians will be settled



[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to the Chairman of the Commission for Abandoned Properties in Adana, Regarding the necessity that the Armenians be allowed to stay in large numbers, but that they be distributed to Muslim towns and villages.]

6 M. 1334 (14 November 1915)

Subhi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 58/1

- 161 -

The Armenians of Izmit and Samsun who arrived in Zor


[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the sanjak of Zor to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding the number of Armenians from Izmit and Samsun who arrived in Zor.]

6 R. 1334 (11 February 1916)

Suad

BOA. DH. EUM, 2. Sb. 69/8





- 162 -

The Deportation of Armenians to Aleppo, Syria an Kirkuk


[That the Armenians, to be deported to Zor, shall be deported to Aleppo, Syria and Kirkuk the quota of deportation to Zor being filled up and exceeding the regulatory rate of 15%.]

"29 June 1931" [This error probably indicates July 12, 1916? The Turkish year is provided as June 29 1331.]

Ali Münîf

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 54/308





- 163 -

Sending the book indicating the number of Armenians in areas that are under the jurisdiction of Konya



[Ciphered telegram from the governor of the province of Konya to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that the book indicating the number of local and foreign Armenians in locations within Konya, has been sent.]

21 Ca. 1335 (15 Mach 1917)

Kemaleddin

BOA. DH.EUM, 2. Sb. 69/34





- 164 -

The number of Armenians employed in the railroad
who are exempt from deportation


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and governors of sanjak, regarding that the names of Armenians who have been exempt from deportation, stating they were employed by the railway, be examined and communicated.]

10 Ra. 1334 (16 January 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 60/45





- 165 -

Providing information on Armenian employees in the Public Debts and the Régie who are exempt from deportation


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that the names of Armenians in evacuated areas who were employed at the Public Debts and at the Régie who were exempt from deportation, and of those who are newly appointed, be communicated together with their dates of appointment and their places of birth.]

13 Ra. 1334 (19 January 1916)

Subhi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 60/48

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_165.htm

- 171 -

The report to be prepared by Abdülahad Nuri Bey,
the Director of Deportations


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Aleppo, regarding the report of Abdülahad Nuri Bey, the Director of transportation on the situation of Armenians in Damascus and Aleppo, ant their return to Istanbul.]

30 Ca. 1334 (14 April 1916)

Sakir

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.62/223





- 172 -

Providing information on the situation of Armenians
remaining within the province


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Erzurum and Bitlis, regarding that the situation of Armenians who were not deported during the retreat of the army, be communicated.]

15 C. 1334 ( 19 April 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.63/50







- 173 -

The feeding and lodging of Armenian families


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Kastamonu, regarding that the Armenian families whose menfolk have been transferred, de distributed separately to villages and towns that do not have an Armenian and foreign population, and that their feeding and lodging expenses be paid out of the refugees fund, and that the items they need be provided out of the abandoned properties.]

16 C. 1334 (20 April 1916) BOA. DH. SFR, nr.63/60




- 174 -

Return of Armenian workers to Maras



[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Maras, regarding that if the Armenian workers from Maras do not return to Maras within twenty four hours, their families will be deported.]

18 C. 1334 (22 April 1916)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.63/75





- 175 -

The number of Armenians who have not been deported,
who have arrived from other areas and
who are on their way


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and governors of sanjak, regarding that the number of the local Armenians who were not deported, and of those who have arrived from other locations and are staying temporarily and who are going to other locations.]

18 C. 1334 (22 April 1916)

Subhî

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.63/72

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_175.htm

- 186 -

The return of the relative of Hirlakyan Efendi to Marash


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Aleppo, regarding the reason why the relatives of the Maras deputy, Hirlakyan Efendi, who are claimed to have been sent from Meskene to Deyr-i Zor, were sent there, and if they were sent, that they should be returned to Maras.]

13 S. 1334 (14 June 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.65/4



- 187 -

Relocating the foreign Armenians in Aleppo to Zor


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Aleppo, regarding that because sending the foreign Armenians in Aleppo to Syria and Mossul is not appropriate, they should be sent to Zor.]

16 S. 1334 (18 June 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.65/32-1




- 188 -

Treating the Armenians in accordance with the instructions


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kütahya, regarding that the Armenians in question should be treated in accordance with the general regulations dated 13 June 1332.]

26 S. 1334 (28 June 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.65/101





- 189 -

Returning the Armenian woman in Rakka and
her two daughters to Aleppo


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Urfa regarding that the relatives of the notable Aram Efendi, a woman and her two daughters who are in Rakka, be returned to Aleppo.]

26 S. 1334 (28 June 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.65/100





- 190 -

Relocating the dangerous and revolutionary
Armenians in Konya to Zor


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Konya, regarding that only the men from among those dangerous individuals who arrived in Konya from other locations and were not relocated, and from among the local ones, only those who betrayed and those with ties to revolutionary committees be sent to Zor.]

9 N. 1334 ( 10 July 1916)

Talat

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.65/176

- 196 -

Giving permission to the Armenians who have been
announced to leave


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Eskişehir, regarding that the Armenians who were declared, should be permitted to leave, that the destination of those who leave should de communicated, and that a book should be prepared and sent.]

9 M. 1335 (5 November 1916)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.69/196




- 197 -

Feeding the homeless and destitute Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding that the feeding of those individuals who are homeless and destitute, from among the Armenians who have converted or who do not convert, should de done from the refuges fund.]

16 M. 1335 (12 November 1916)

Sakir

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 69/245





- 198 -

Sending a book indicating the activities of the Armenians, members of revolutionary committees, who have been expelled


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Aydin, regarding a book indicating the names, occupations and identities and activities of two hundred fifty Armenians who were expelled because they were members of revolutionary committees and harmful, be sent.]

16 M. 1335 (12 November 1916)

Halil

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.69/250





- 199 -

Distributing the worthless possessions of Armenians
who left Çanakkale


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kale-i Sultaniye [Çanakkale], regarding that if the goods of the Armenians who left Çanakkale, were worthless, they are to be distributed to Muslim refugees.]

16 M. 1335 (12 November 1916)

Sakir

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.69/252




- 200 -

Relocating the revolutionary committee members
who were sent from Izmir, to Marash


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahip, regarding sending those Armenians who are members of revolutionary committees who were sent from Izmir, to Maras by way of Adana.]

17 M. 1335 (13 November 1916)

Halil

BOA. DH. SFR, nr.69/260

- 206 -

Payment of debts to the Ziraat Bank from the
abandoned real property and land


[Decision of the cabinet regarding the procedures to be implemented vis-a-vis those among the Armenians who were transferred to other locations and those who emigrated to Greece and Bulgaria, whose abandoned real estate and land have been pawned by reason of their debts to the Ziraat Bank.]

20 Ca. 1335 (14 March 1917)

BOA. Meclis-i Vükelâ Mazbataları, 207/73




- 207 -

Relocating the Armenians who collaborated with
the Armenian revolutionaries in Geyve


[Report sent from the kaymakam of Geyve to the governor the sanjak of İzmit, regarding that from among the Armenians in the subdivision of Geyve, working in the railroad and in workers battalions, should be subject to deportation as they collaborated with the Armenian revolutionary committees.]

29 B. 1335 (27 May 1917)

Hüseyin Sabri

BOA. DH. EUM, 2/227 [2 images]




- 208 -

Expelling five dangerous Armenians outside the district


[Circular note from the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that five dangerous Armenians who were arrested by order of the court martial and who stayed after hiding, be expelled outside the district.]

22 L. 1335 (11 August 1917)

BOA. DH. EUM, 2/41





- 209 -

That Armenians are allowed to return


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and subdivisions, regarding that the food and lodging be provided for Greeks and Armenians who were transferred to other locations due to the war, and that their return in security has been permitted.]

16 M. 1337 (22 October 1918)

BOA. HR. MÜ, 43/34




- 210 -

Preventive measures taken for the inhabitants
who will be returned to their countries


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and provincial subdivision, that those individuals who were sent and transported to other locations due to the war, hove been permitted to return to their regions and that the necessary measures should be taken for their safe return, and that those who do not act accordingly in these matters will be punished.]

17 M. 1337 (23 October 1918)

BOA. HR. MÜ, 43/34

- 216 -

Role of Liman von Sanders in the relocation of Armenians


[Translation of the German letter of Liman Von Sanders Pasha, defending himself, following newspaper accounts holding him responsible for events that occurred during the banishment of the Greeks of Ayvalik and vicinity.]

19 S. 1337 (24 November 1928)

Liman von Sanders

BOA, HR, MU, 43/34




- 217 -

The removal of Greeks from the vicinity of Ayvalik


[Memorial from the Ministry of War to the office of the Grand Vizier, regarding that the memorandum given by Liman Von Sanders, the Fifth Army field marshal, regarding the banishment of Greeks from the vicinity of Ayvalık, has been submitted.]

26 S. 1337 (1 December 1918)

BOA. HR. MÜ, 43/34




- 218 -

That Haçador Bezzazyan was paid

Image: 1

[Memorial from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of the Interior, regarding that the sum deposited by Haçador Bezzazyan to the Ottoman Bank as a trust during the deportation, has been paid.]

4 Ru. 1337 (8 December 1918)

BOA. DH. Komisyon-i Mahsûs, 3/18





- 219 -

That a Delegation be sent for the investigation of those
who committed crimes during the deportations, and
that their expenses be met


[Minutes of the deliberations of the cabinet regarding the communication to the Ministries of the Interior, Justice and Finance, for sending delegations to investigate the attacks that occurred during the deportation during mobilization and to investigate the criminals, and that their expenses be paid out of the Finance treasury.]

7 Ra. 1337 (12 December 1918)

Mehmed Serif
Mehmed Riza
Ibrahim Mecid Bey
Kostaki

Riza Tevfik
Ahmed Bey
Ali Bey
.............
Hayri
Mustafa Resid
Abdurrahman
Tevfik

BOA. Meclis-i Vükela Mazbatalari, 213/60





- 220 -

That those who committed crimes during the
deportations be tried by military courts


[Minutes of the deliberations of the cabinet per request of the Ministries of War, Justice and of the Interior, regarding sending those individuals who committed crimes during the deportation during mobilization and who were investigated and whose culpability has been established, to the Martial Law Courts.]

9 Ra. 1337 (15 December 1918)

Mustafa Arif
Kostaki
Ri ıza Tevfik

Mehmed Riza
Mehmed Serif
Ahmed Bey

Hayri Abdurrahman
Ibrahim Mecîd Bey
Tevfik

BOA. Meclis-i Vükela Mazbataları, 213/62 (2 images)

- 226 -

The deportation of Armenian women, children
and the sick by vehicle


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding that it is appropriate to deport the Armenian women and children ant the sick in vehicles, and to deport the men who are able to walk, on foot.]

6 R. 1337 (9 January 1919)

Mustafa Arif

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/85




- 227 -

Explaining the regulations relating to the assistance
provided to the frail Armenians in the villages


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior the province of Konya, regarding that the assistance to be provided to Armenian refugees who are located in villages and who are so helpless that they are unable to make a living on their own, be explained in detail, in accordance with the Article 4 of the regulations dated 9 Kanun-ı Evvel [1]334.]

12 R. 1337 (15 Ocak 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/130





- 228 -

Paying the expenses relating to the deportation and feeding of Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Mardin, regarding that a money order be sent for the deportation and food expenditures for the Armenians and, regarding the procedure to be implemented depending on whether the railroad administration carries out the transportation in full or partially.]

12 R. 1337 (15 January 1915)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/124





- 229 -

The travel allowance to be given to Armenians
subject to being relocated


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Konya and to the governors of sanjaks of Eskişehir and İzmir.]

13 R. 1337 (16 January 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/137




- 230 -

Ensuring the protection of Armenian orphans


[Ciphered telegram sent from the Ministry of the Interior to various provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding that Armenian orphans be handed over to Armenian communities in areas where there is one, and that they be protected by the government in other areas having no Armenian community.]

15 R. 1337 (18 January 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, 95/163

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_230.htm

- 236 -

That the Muslim refugees and emigrants not be wronged


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to various province and governors of sanjak, regarding the return the return of the real estate and possessions to the non-Muslims who return to their homes, and to lodge the Muslim refugees and immigrants so as to prevent their poverty and unjust treatment.]

23 R. 1337 (26 January 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/256

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_236.htm





- 237 -

That the expenses be paid out of the mobilization fund


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province Konya, regarding that a money order has been sent out of the mobilization allocation, to meet the expenses of Arabs, Greeks and Armenians.]

23 R. 1337 (26 January 1919)


BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/255





- 238 -

That the relocation of Armenians en masse not be allowed

[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, regarding that Armenians not be allowed to change location en masse, and that those who will go from one location to another not be hindered.]

28 R. 1337 (31 January 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/277





- 239 -

The reason for a second request for funds
for Arab, Greek and Armenian families


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Canik, regarding the reason why funds are being requested again, although funds were sent for the expenses of the Arab, Greek and Armenian families.]

28 R. 1337 (31 January 1919)

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 95/32




- 240 -

That Greeks who were removed from their
villages be allowed to return


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kal‘a-i Sultâniyye [Çanakkale], regarding that the necessary measures be taken as information has been received that Muslim refugees are not permitting the Greeks who were previously removed from villages under the jurisdiction of Biga, to return.]

25 R. 1337 (1 Subat 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/7

- 246 -

The return of the properties of Armenians
and Greeks who were relocated


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding prevention of the transfer of such properties from one person to another by various means, and of any type of acquisition in order to prevent more difficulties during the implementation of the regulations that are being prepared concerning the return of the abandoned properties belonging belonging to Greeks and Armenians who were relocated, the compensation to be paid and other subjects.]

14. Ca. 1337 (15 February 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/195

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_246.htm





- 247 -

Investigation of those who Mistreated Armenians
during the deportation


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the governor of the sanjak of Kayseri, regarding that an investigation be conducted on two Armenians who are said to have harmed the Armenians during the deportation, and that the result of the investigation be communicated.]

16 Ca. 1337 (17 February 1919)


BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/214





- 248 -

Investigating the claim that Talat bey, the kaymakam
of the kaza of Keskin, killed Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Ankara, requesting speedy information regarding that Talat Bey, the kaymakam of the kaza of Keskin, had Armenians killed during the deportation.]

17 Ca. 1337 (18 February 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/220





- 249 -

Returning the possessions that were temporarily transferred to government offices, to their owners


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some provinces and governors of sanjaks, regarding the return of property that was temporarily transferred from the warehouses of abandoned properties to government offices, to their owners.]

18 Ca. 1337 (19 February 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/230

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_249.htm






- 250 -

Returning the non-Moslem children to their relatives
or to their communities


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to some province and governors of sanjaks, regarding that while the non-Muslim children are being handed over to their relatives or their communities, the orphaned Muslim children should not be handed to Christians, thinking that they are non-Muslims.]

19 Ca. 1337 (20 February 1919)

Ahmed Izzet

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 96/248

LIST:
devletarsivleri.gov.tr/yayin/osmanli/armenians_inottoman/2b_250.htm

- 256 -

Providing food for the Armenians


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Bitlis regarding that the feeding and lodging expenses for the Armenians to be transported and the Armenian children in Mus, be paid out of the refugees fund, ant that the Armenians be swiftly transported to their former homes.]

5 B. 1337 (6 April 1919)

Kesfi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 98/59





- 257 -

Bringing back Artin Efendi's family who was dispatched



[Memorial from the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the necessary steps be taken for bringing back the family of Artin Efendi, a member of the Antalya court of first instance, who were sent towards Damascus and that the results be communicated.]

12 B. 1337 (13 April 1919)

Kesfi

BOA. HR. MÜ, 43/17





- 258 -

Providing assistance to individuals investigating
the return of greeks and Armenians



[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the provinces of Kastamonu and Ankara, regarding that the necessary assistance be provided to Nüri Bey and the British officer who arrived to examine the return process of the Greeks and Armenians.]

26 B. 1337 (27 April 1919)

Kesfi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 98/319





- 259 -

Handing over the possessions of those who
have returned to their lands


[Ciphered telegram from the Ministry of the Interior to the province of Bitlis, regarding that the properties of those individuals who were deported and who returned to their homes, be returned to them and not to their executor or to their agents]

3 S. 1337 (4 May 1919)

Kesfi

BOA. DH. SFR, nr. 99/35






- 260 -

The return of those who escaped to Germany


[Memorial from the office of the legal advisor of the Sublime Porte to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the return of the Grand vizier, viziers, governor and police Director Talat, Enver, Cemal, Sakir, Nazmi, Bedri, Aziz Efendis who escaped to Germany.]

4 S. 1337 (5 May 1919)

BOA. HR. HMS. İSO, 108/2 (15 images)

- 266 -

The Armenian industrialist Mardiros applies to the court
for the return of his properties


[Decision of the cabinet regarding that the martial court be brought to Izmir to settle the case relating to the factory of Mardiros, who was deported during the war.]

22 Ra. 1338 (15 December 1919)

Mustafa Resiîd
Ibrahim Mecidi
Ali Bey
Abdurrahman Seref
Mehmed Serîf

BOA. Meclis-i Vükelâ Mazbataları, 217/593

Mehmed Serif
Mustafa Resid
Ibrahim Mecidi
Abdurrahman Seref

BOA. Meclis-i Vükela Mazbatalari, 217/473 (2 images)




- 267 -

That the claims that the Greek and Armenian inhabitants
were attacked, are unfounded


[Memorial from the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding that lies are being disseminated that Muslim inhabitants are pressuring and attacking Greeks and Armenians who returned to their homes after the deportation, for them to relocate again, and that these news are unfounded.]

17 Ra. 1338 (10 December 1919)

BOA. HR. MÜ, 71/11 (9 images)





- 268 -

The report of Mehmet Münir Bey, The legal advisor, on the activities of Armenians and the reasons for the deportations


[Report explaining that the Armenians have turned the country into a bomb arsenal, that they collaborated with the enemy and engaged in massacres and atrocities and therefore made enemies of the local population, and for this reason it was decided that the Armenians of certain regions be relocated to other areas, that the majority of the Armenians were relocated, that in some areas the deportation decision could not be implemented well, that those who had acted against the orders were given to Court Martial, that the entire nation was being held responsible for the deportation, but the Armenians, taking advantage of this opportunity, are trying to cover up their own murders and to portray themselves as innocent, and that they have been successful in this propaganda effort, that the Armenians, contrary to their propaganda, are no revolutionary socialists, but in fact follow an imperialistic policy.]

1920
BOA. HR. HU, Kr. 173/5 (2 images)





- 269 -

The letter of Bishop Kendifyan from Diyarbakir about
the activities of Armenians


[Copy of the letter sent by Bishop Kendifian, who went from Istanbul to Diyarbakir, to the Armenian Patriarch Zaven Efendi, mentioning the Armenian activities in the east and that they have opened a branch of their organization in Diyarbakir, just as in Adana and Mersin, and that the British and French inspection officials also attended the meeting they had organized in the church.]

1920

BOA. HR. MÜ, Kr. 57/4 (4 images)




- 270 -

The policy to apply to those who got mixed in the
deportation matter and who are under arrest


[Memorandum from the British High Commissioner to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the international aspect of the issue of responsibility arising from the deportation of the Christian Ottoman subject, and that it is impossible to accept this request before a decision concerning the treatment of the individuals who were mixed up in these events and who are currently under arrest by the allied states is taken at the Peace Conference.]

5 C. 1338 (25 February 1920)

BOA. HR. MÜ, 8/342