turkish_cypriot wrote:If anyone needs the archives I can provide them with the information they need for a mere £100 a page
In August 1914, we know that the male Armenian population between the ages of 20 and 45 is drafted into the Turkish army.
In January 1915, we know that the 18-20 age group and 45-52 age groups are drafted. Also some of the 20-45 age group who managed to defer their service from the August 1914 draft are called up too.
I read somewhere that there was a total of more than 200,000 Armenian males drafted into the Turkish army. The vast majority of these Armenians draftees end up in the labour battalions (i.e. NON COMBATANTS
) .
Now, Turkey surrendered on 30th October 1918.
The questions I would like answered from the archives are.
1. After the Turkish surrender,
when were the Armenian draftees discharged from the Turkish army ?
2. How many Armenian draftees were discharged from the Turkish army ?
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF ALL,
3. How did these 200,000(??) discharged draftees
REACT when they discovered their wives and children and elderly parents died horrific deaths in the "relocation" ?
I imagine there would be MASSIVE rioting, strangling of Ottoman officials while trying to get information out of them, kicking out squatters who had taken over their houses and businesses, thousands of men going into the desert or other "relocation" centres to search for loved ones, holding Ottoman officials hostage or just killing them outright. 200,000(??) angry Armenian males !! MAYHEM !!
But that's only my imagination.
What do the Turkish archives say happened after these men were discharged ?
