Erzurum Van Bitlis Vilayetlerinde Ermeni - Kürt İlişkileri 1908 - 1920

Armenian-Kurdish Relations in Erzurum Van Bitlis Provinces 1908 - 1920 Book Description In this study, how Armenian-Kurdish relations progressed in Erzurum, Van and Bitlis provinces between 1908-1920 was discussed and the effects of these relations on the Eastern policy of the Ottoman Empire and the regional reflections of this policy. has been revealed. Study; It claims to contribute to the field by examining the relations of the two elements from a broad perspective in three provinces such as Erzurum, Van and Bitlis, where Armenian and Kurdish populations live together. The main basis for this claim is that the study made extensive use of Ottoman archive documents, military reports, Armenian sources and local and foreign sources in the literature on the subject. As a matter of fact, this study deals with the emergence of the Armenian issue, which has occupied the agenda for a long time and has been tried to be turned into an international issue, between 1908 and 1920; It deals with the background of the Armenian claims in a multi-dimensional manner. In this context, in this study, the historical dimension and real face of the relations between the Armenian and Kurdish separatist groups, which are the main actors of the issue, are presented to the readers in detail. In short, with this study, the unfoundedness of the accusations unilaterally attributed to Turkey/Turkish Government with the mission of shedding light on the future of history in the form of the 1915 Events has been further supported. At the same time, it has opened the door to questioning the unfounded structure of the network of relations that exists today between Armenian and Kurdish separatist groups. (From the Promotional Bulletin)