Demographic Structure of Armenians in the Ottoman Lands

• Ottoman Censuses and Armenians

  Prof. Dr. Servet Mutlu

  The subject of the populations of each minority in the Ottoman Empire towards the end of the 19th century and the ratio of this population over the total population in the geography where those populations lived became a significant issue because of the secessionist demands of the minorities. The censuses conducted by the center were…

• Armenians in Adıyaman in the 16th Century

  Asst. Prof. Dr.Mehmet Taştemir

  The Armenian population in the region increased with the introduction of Byzantine rule in the Adıyaman region in 958. In the following years, there had been conflicts between certain Armenian emirs and the Byzantine government, and as a result of this, some Armenians were deported to ancient Greek regions of Sivas, Kayseri, Marash, Antep, and…

• The Armenian Population Within the Demographic Structure of Maraş and Zaytun at the End of the 19th Century and the Beginning of the 20th Century

  Ass. Prof. Dr. Nejla Günay

  Maraş was turned into a sanjak that was linked to the province of Aleppo after the arrangements that were done in the Ottoman State in 1867. The following were the counties of the sanjak of Maraş: Maraş central county, Islahiye, Zeytun, Elbistan, Göksun, Andırın, Bulanık, Pazarcık, and Hassa. Although there was no change in the…

• A Glance at the History of Armenians in Adıyaman

  Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat Gökhan Dalyan

  Armenian existence in Adıyaman is observed to exist since the 4th century. They were called Arevebasht (worshipping the sun) or Arevoti (the son of the sun) as they were fire-worshippers. Arevortis lived in the Adıyaman region (Mateos, 1989: 278). Islamic armies captured this region from 639 onwards. The Arabs considered the region as a part…

• Detections on the Armenian Population Around Lake Van

  Prof. Dr. Orhan Kılıç

  The first information about the political existence of Armenians around Lake Van was come across starting from the first half of the 9th century. Although the dominant element in the region was the Abbasids in the first half of this century, fights between the Abbasid-Byzantine and the Abbasid-Armenian princes occurred (Yıldız, 1980, p. 154). Armenian…

• The Population of the Armenian Community According to the 1914 Population Statistics

  Orhan Sakin

  The booklet called the “Ottoman Country’s Population Statistics of 1330” was published in 1336 (1920) after being prepared by the Internal Affairs Ministry Administration of Population Registry. The census was carried out in 1321 (1905) and the population calculated after the census depended on the registry system. The 1905 census is the last of the…