@article{article_600759, title={DROSHAK NEWSPAPER: A NEWSPAPER THAT OPENLY SUPPORTED TERRORISM}, journal={Review of Armenian Studies}, pages={223–242}, year={2015}, keywords={Droshak newspaper,1896 Van Revolt,1915 Van Revolt,ProArmenia newspaper}, abstract={In this article, the author studies one of the issues of theDroshak newspaper published in January 1897. Droshak (Flag) was theofficial news organ of the ARF (Armenian Revolutionary Federation) orDashnaktsutyun. This issue, in particular, mentions the Van Revolt of 1896.The issue also talks about the death of the revolutionary Bedo, who fellduring the clashes. Bedo is portrayed as the “Protective Angel of theArmenians” and in the newspaper, Armenians are often called upon toexact their revenge. In fact the, Van Problem was to continue in thefollowing years. For this reason, the Van Committee Members AramManukyan and Ishan were to give weapons to the Armenians and kill allof their opponents. Through such violent means, they prepared the 1915Van Revolt. So, the Armenian thesis pretending that the revolt happenedby itself is rebutted. The part of the newspaper that tells how the PriestKomitas was killed by a terrorist from Dashnaktsutiun openly shows thatthe Armenian terrorism was fırst of all directed against the otherArmenians who refused to co-operate with the Committees. Aftercomparing different documents, the author speaks of the efforts made byAvetis Aharonian and Kristapor Mikaelian for promoting the Droshak onthe international arena. In the future, Droshak was to give birth to theFrench Pro Armenia that concealed its terrorist mindset, and became atool in the hands of the Dashnaktsutyun Members}, number={31}, publisher={Terazi Yayıncılık}