Before World War I, The Kurdish-Armenian Struggle in the East: Ottoman Government’s Practices and the Kurdish Response to the Ottoman Government
Events such as killing, assault and robbery took place between Kurds and Armenians in II. constitutional period. The main causes of these events were land matter, personal cases and banditry activities. Armenian publications made complaints against Kurds by the Patriarchate continuously. Armenian...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Celal Öney
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of History and Future |
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| Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/279653 |
| Summary: | Events such as killing, assault and robbery took place between Kurds and Armenians in
II. constitutional period. The main causes of these events were land matter, personal cases and
banditry activities. Armenian publications made complaints against Kurds by the Patriarchate
continuously. Armenians argued that Kurds systematically massacred Armenians. But
some of claims that Armenians put forward were exaggerated and unfounded. Armenians
had never been massacred in this period. The most damaging to Armenians was an armed
Kurdish bandit. Kurds sent a telegram from Van Gevash to the government on October 4,
1912. They responded accusations of Armenians to Kurds in this telegram. They also voiced
the government’s persecution to Kurds in order to track the bandits. It was summarized as
follows in this telegram. Kurds who attacked to Armenians are only 4-5 people. There is no
consent of Kurdish people for such attacks. A nation can not be put under suspicion because
of 4-5 people’s crime. The murder can not belong to a person since Armenians act with idea
of committee. It is worrying Kurds that Armenian gangs begin to operation again and wander
armed. It alienated Kurdish people for the government believe Armenians’ fake news and
torture many innocent due to one or two criminals. |
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| ISSN: | 2458-7672 2458-7672 |