The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions
Abstract
There are two main points that help us
better understand the developments leading to the Relocation and Resettlement
Law of 27 May 1915. The first point is the alliance between the sections of the
Ottoman Armenian population under the Dashnaktsutyun leadership and the
imperialist European states and Tsarist Russia. The second is the policy of
ethnic cleansing against the Muslim population by the Armenian volunteer
committees in order to change the demographic balance in the region in their
favour to achieve the aim of “Great Armenia”. Documents (correspondences
between officials, field reports etc.) contained at the Tsarist Russian
archives, the archives of a state that was outright at war with the Ottoman
Empire, provide us evidence and context to properly understand the rationale
and legitimacy of the relocation policy carried out by the Ottoman Empire
concerning its Armenian subjects. National and international court verdicts,
such as those of the European Court of Human Rights, in contemporary times concerning
issues on genocide disputes and freedom of expression add additional
perspective on the research of the relocation policy.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Mehmet Perinçek
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0000-0003-4269-5739
Publication Date
December 28, 2018
Submission Date
October 27, 2018
Acceptance Date
November 26, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Number: 38