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Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia, 1914-1923 (Utah Series in Turkish and
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Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia, 1914-1923 (Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Stud) Unknown - 2009

by Yucel Guclu


From the publisher

In the midst of World War I, the Ottoman government forcibly removed many of its Armenian citizens from their eastern Anatolian lands. While recognizing the controversy and tragedy of the events of 1915 that led to the death of hundreds of thousands of Armenians, author Yucel Guclu refrains from accepting the genocidal label that other scholars have assigned the episode.
Guclu bases his claim largely on evidence from state and military archives in Turkey, Britain, France, and the United States that look specifically into the Ottoman version of history, placing the whole question of forced population displacements in a wider and more nuanced perspective than that in which it is usually depicted. According to the author, revolutionary Armenian forces were threatening the Ottoman Empire from within as it was simultaneously threatened by external forces. Armenians were also actively involved with Allied forces throughout World War I. In response, the Ottoman government ordered the movement of the Armenian population away from protected and sensitive war zones. The actions taken by the Ottoman Empire to control the Armenian population were those of relocation, not extermination.Working to explain why the Armenian conflict emerged and how it was eventually resolved, this book discusses the Armenian revolutionary and separatist movements, Turkish measures of self defense, and Allied schemes regarding the region during the period. It places special emphasis on the influence of Allied forces on the actions of Armenians in Cilicia."

Details

  • Title Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia, 1914-1923 (Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Stud)
  • Author Yucel Guclu
  • Binding unknown
  • Edition First edition
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Utah Press, New York
  • Date 2009-06
  • ISBN 9780874809565

About the author

Yucel Guclu is first counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C."