Red Sunday

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Original copy of Instruction of the Ministry of the Interior on April 24

The Red Sunday - (Armenian: Կարմիր Կիրակի) is the night which the leaders of Armenian community of the Ottoman capital, Constantinopole, and later extending to other centers were arrested and moved to two holding centers near Ankara by than the minister of interior Mehmed Talat Bey with his order on April 24, 1915 and later deported with the passage of Tehcir Law on 29 May 1915. In the larger framework of the Armenian Genocide the date 24 April, Genocide Remembrance Day, commemorates the Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915, which was a precursor to the ensuing events.

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Detention

In a first wave in the night from 24 to 25 April 1915 235[1][2] to 270[3] Armenian leaders of Constantinople, clergymen, physicians, editors, journalists, lawyers, teachers, politicians, etc. were arrested upon an instruction of the Ministry of the Interior.[4] A second wave brought the figure to 500[5]–600.[2][6][7]

There were further deportations from the capital. In the end of August 1915 about 150 Armenians with Russian nationality were deported from Constantinople to Ankara and Mudshur.[8]

Holding

The action of 24 April 1915 was operated by Chief of Police of Constantinople Bedri Bey.[9] Few of the detained were released the same weekend as writer Alexander Panossian (1859-1919) before even being transferred to Anatolia.[10] Most of the arrested were sent after identification of the particulars from Central Prison over Sarai Burnu by steamer No. 67 of the Şirket company to the railway station of Haydarpaşa. After waiting for ten hours they were sent by special train in the direction of Ankara the next day. The train was under way with 220 Armenians.[11] An Armenian train conductor got a list of names of the deportees. It was handed over to the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Zaven Der Yeghiayan, who right away tried in vain to save as many deportees as possible. The only foreign ambassador to help him in his efforts was US ambassador Morgenthau.[12] After a train journey of 20 hours the deportees got off in Sincanköy (near Ankara) Tuesday noon. At the station Ibrahim, the director of the Central Prison of Constantinople, did the triage. The deportees were divided into two groups.

One group was sent to Çankırı (and Çorum between Çankırı and Amasia) and the other to Ayaş. Those separated for Ayaş were transported in carts for a couple of hours further to Ayaş. Almost all of them were killed several months later in gorges near Ankara.[13] Only ten (or thirteen[9]) deportees of this group were granted permission to turn back to the capital from Ayaş.[14]

A group of 20 latecomers arrested on 24 April arrived in Çankırı around 7 or 8 May 1915.[15] About 150 political prisoners were detained in Ayaş, about 150 intellectual prisoners in Çankırı.[16]

Deportation

Those sent to Çankırı continued their journey first by train until Ankara and then in carts till Çankırı.[13] After a week in the military barracks they were allowed to stay in town at their own expenses[15], with the condition that they remain under supervision, whereas those sent to Ayaş were kept jailed in garrison.[5]

A first convoy with 56 prisoners left Çankırı on 11 or 18 July with no survivors.[17]

A second convoy (with 30 deportees[9]) left Çankırı on 19 August. Their fate is better known as (one[9] or) two of them survived (Aram Andonian being one of them).[17]

Release

Totally twelve deportees were granted permission to come back to the capital from Çankırı.[18] The deportees who came free did this through the intercession of influential persons who they found through their own means.[19] Five deportees from Çankırı were freed upon intervention of ambassador Henry Morgenthau.[9]

The remaining deportees were under the protection of governor Mazhar Bey who defied the secret instructions of Talat Pasha, minister of the interior. Mazhar was replaced end of July 1915 by central committee member Atif Bey who started the elimination of the Armenian population of the province of Ankara in August 1915.[9]

Four deportees were granted permission to come back from Konya.[20]

Survivors

After the Armistice of Mudros several surviving Armenian intellectuals came back to Constantinople, which was under allied occupation. They started a short but intense literary activity that was ended by the kemalist victory (1922-1923).


List

Below is a list of Armenians deported from the Ottoman capital (Constantinople) during the First World War, as made available by the Ottoman archives and Armenian sources. The names are in English and Armenian. The 'armistice' mentioned in the list refers to the Armistice of Mudros 30 October 1918.

Name[21] Birth[22] Fate Affiliation Profession Date of
arrest & exile[23]
1st place of deportation Notes on fate
Sarkis Abo
Սարգիս Ապօ
Killed Dashnak Teacher 24 April 1915 Ayaş Armenian from Caucasus, killed in Ankara.[24]
Levon Aghababian
Լեւոն Աղապապեան
b. 1887, from Bitlis Perished Mathematician, headmaster of high schools in Kütahya and Akşehir (1908-1914), directed his own school in Kütahya for three years[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Perished in 1915[25]
Hrant Aghajanian
Հրանդ Աղաճանեան
Killed 24 April 1915 Çankırı Brought to the gallows in Sultan Beyazit (Constantinople) on 18 January 1916.[8]
Mihran Aghajanian
Միհրան Աղաճանեան
Killed Banker[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Went back to Constantinople where he was brought to the gallows.[24]
Mihran Aghasyan
Միհրան Աղասեան
b. 1854 Killed Poet and musician 1915 Der Zor Deported to Der Zor, where he was killed in 1916.[26]
E. Agnouni (Khatchatur Maloomian)
Է. Ակնունի (Խաչատուր Մալումեան)
b. 1865 in Zangezur Killed Dashnak Dashnak militant, newspaper editor, He played a role in organizing an assembly of forces in opposition to the Ottoman Sultan, resulting in the proclamation of the Ottoman Constitution in 1908. 24 April 1915 Ayaş Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Jangülian, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[10] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Dikran Ajemian
Տիգրան Աճեմեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Ayaş Went back to Constantinople[24] out of a group of ten deportees from Ayaş.[8]
Dr. Dikran Allahverdi
Տքթ. Տիգրան Ալլահվերտի
Survivor Member of different patriarchal councils 24 April 1915 Ayaş Returned to Constantinople.[24]
Vahan Altunian
Վահան Ալթունեան
Survivor Dentist[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27] He left Çankırı on 6 August 1915, was jailed in Ankara, was displaced to Tarson, arrived in Istanbul on 22 September 1915.[25]
Vahram Altunian
Վահրամ Ալթունեան
Perished[25] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Aram Andonian
Արամ Անտոնեան
b. 1875 in Constantinople Survivor Hunchak[28] Հնչակեան Վերակազմ[29] Writer and journalist; member of Armenian National Assembly[30] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, broke his leg, was jailed in Ankara 20-24 August then escaped after hospitalization in Ankara Hospital.[17] He joined another caravan of deportees and returned to Constantinople only after Tarsus, Mardin, Der Zor, Haleb[25], he stayed in concentration camps around the town of Meskene in the desert[28], published his experiences in his literary work In those dark days, he edited a collection of telegrams, the authenticity of which is disputed, containing Talat Pasha's extermination orders; he assumed directorship of the AGBU Nubar library in Paris from 1928 to 1951[31]
V. Arabian
Վ. Արապեան
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Sarkis Armdantsi
Սարգիս Արմտանցի
Killed 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
K. Armuni
Գ. Արմունի
Lawyer[3] 24 April 1915
Asadur Arsenian
Ասատուր Արսենեան
Killed Pharmacist[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat[17] or perished near Der Zor.[25]
Arslanian
Արսլանեան
Merchant ?[25] 1915 Çankırı
Artsruni
Արծրունի
Killed[8] Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Paruyr Arzumanian
Պարոյր Արզումանեան
Killed 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August, killed en route to Yozgat.[17]
Vahram Asadurian
Վահրամ Ասատուրեան
from Gedikpaşa Survivor[13] Pharmacist 24 April 1915 Çankırı Was deported to Meskene where he served finally in the army as assistant physician and helped Armenian deportees.[25]
H. Asadurian
Յ. Ասատուրեան
Survivor Print office owner[8] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Was granted permission to return.[8]
Harutiun Asdurian
Յարութիւն Աստուրեան
Killed 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Hrant Asdvadzadrian
Հրանդ Աստվածատրեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Ayaş Returned to Constantinople.[24]
D. Ashkharuni
Տ. Աշխարունի
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Atamian
Ադամեան
from Erzurum Survivor Merchant[8] 1915 Konya Was granted permission to return.[8]
Varteres Atanasian
Վարդերես Աթանսեան
b. 1874 Perished Hunchak “Headman“ (mukhtar) of Feriköy, merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Perished in 1916 (?)[25]
Yeghise Kahanay Ayvazian
Եղիսէ Քհնյ. Այվազեան
13 October 1870 in Bolu Clergyman 1915 Jailed in Constantinople for two months Deported to Konya, Bey Shehir, Konya, Ulukshla, Ereyli (where he met many clergymen from Bardizag), Bozanti, Cardaklik, Tarsus. He left Tarsus on 15 October 1915 in direction of Osmaniye, Islahiye, Tahtaköprü to the outskirts of Aleppo.[3]
Azarik
Perished Pharmacist 24 April 1915 Çankırı Perished in Der Zor.[13]
Krikor Balakian
Տ. Գրիգորիս ծ. վարդ. Պալագեան
b. 1879 in Tokat Survivor Clergyman 24 April 1915 Çankırı Escaped. Lived in Manchester and Marseille after the war - Published his memoirs[32] of exile -[10] - d.1934 in Marseille.
Dr. Khachig Bardizbanian
Տքթ. Խաչիկ Պարտիզպանյան
Killed 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Levon Bardizbanian
Լեւոն Պարտիզպանյան
b. 1887 in Kharpert Dashnak[25] Physician and director of Azadamard 24 April 1915
Vaghinag Bardizbanian
Վաղինակ Պարտիզպանեան
Survivor Official of the Khayrie navigation company[25][13] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Zareh Bardizbanian
Զարեհ Պարտիզպանեան
Dentist 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[27]
Manuk Basmajian
Մանուկ Պասմաճեան
Survivor[25] Architect and intellectual[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Mkrtich Basmajian (“Barsamian“[35])
Մկրտիչ Պասմաճեան (“Պարսամեան“)
Survivor Arms dealer[13] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Sent to Izmit for further interrogations together with other deportees. Fled to Konya. Was deported again, managed to escape half way to Der Zor and turned back to Constantinople.[25]
D. Bazdikian
Տ. Պազտիկեան
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Bedig
Պետիկ
Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Movses Bedrosian
Մովսէս Պետրոսեան
Dashnak Teacher 24 April 1915 Çankırı Set free as he was Bulgarian national and went back to Sofia.[13]
G. Beylikjian
Կ. Պէյլիքճեան
Merchant[3] 24 April 1915
Khachig Berberian
Խաչիկ Պէրպէրեան
Survivor Teacher[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Returned to Constantinople.[24]
E. Beyazian
Ե. Պէյազեան
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Beylerian
Պէյլերեան
son of Hagop Beylerian 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Hagop Beylerian
Յակոբ Պէյլերեան
b. 1843, from Kayseri?[36] Survivor[25] Father of Beylerian son[25] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915,[27] died in 1921?[36]
Artin Boghosian
Արթին Պօղոսեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Çankırı "Pardoned on condition on not returning to İstanbul" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[37]
Khachig Boghosian
Խաչիկ Պօղոսեան
Survivor Doctor, psychologist, deputy of the Armenian National Assembly[25] Arrested 24 April 1915, exiled 3 May 1915 Ayaş He arrived in Constantinople after further deportation from Ayaş to Ankara and Aleppo after the armistice.[25] Lived in Aleppo after the war. Founded a hospital. Published his memoirs of exile[10] - d. 1955 in Aleppo.
Hampartsoum Boyadjian (Mourad)
Համբարձում Պօյաճեան (Մուրատ)
b. 1867 in Egn (Saimbeyli today) Killed Hunchak Doctor, with a long and well-known history of political activity and agitation, one of the first organizers of the Hunchak in 1888 and one of its leaders, principal organizer of the 1890 Kumkapı affray, leader of the 1894-1895 Sasun revolt, after 1908 Armenian National Assembly delegate from Kumkapı and deputy of Ottoman Parliament from Adana. Mourad was his militant name.[10] 24 April 1915 Çankırı He was led to Kayseri to appear before a court martial and then was executed there[24] in 1915.
Piuzant Bozajian
Բիւզանդ Պօզաճեան
Survivor Member of Armenian National Assembly[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Went back to Constantinople.[24]
Gh. Chplakian
Ղ. Չպլաքեան
Survivor 1915 Konya Deported to Konya, Tarsus, Kuşcular, Belemedik. Returned to the capital after the armistice.[8]
Yervant Chavushyan
Երվանդ Չավուշեան
b. 1867, Istanbul[25] Perished Hunchak Armenian scientist, teacher, editor-in-chief of "Tzayn Hayrenyats" newspaper. 24 April 1915 Çankırı Deported to Hamman, Der Zor, where he died from illness.[26] He died at the same time in the same tent in a village near Meskene as Husig A. Kahanay Katchouni.[13]
Chebjie
Ջպճը
Armenian-Catholic[25] Architect 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Dikran Chökürian
Տիգրան Չէօկիւրեան
Killed brother of Cheokuerian below Writer, publicist,[3] teacher and chief editor of Vostan.[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Chökürian
Չէօկիւրեան
brother of Dikran Chökürian Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Kaspar Cheraz
Գասպար Չերազ
born 1850 in Hasköy Survivor Lawyer, public figure, brother of Minas Cheraz 24 April 1915 Çankırı He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian, Mikayel Shamtanchian, Vartan Kahanay Karagözian from Feriköy. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople.[3] He was deported instead of his brother Minas Cheraz who emigrated to France, Kaspar Cheraz died in 1928 in Constantinople.[25]
K. Chukhajian
Գ. Չուհաճեան
Merchant[3] 24 April 1915
Aharon Dadurian
Ահարոն Տատուրեան
b. 1886 in Ovacik near Izmit Survivor Poet[8] 1915 Eregli Returned to Constantinople after the armistice.[8] After a brief sojourn in Constantinople and Bulgaria, he pursued his studies in Prague (1923-28) and settled in France in the late 1920s. He died in 1965.[31]
Dr. Nazaret Daghavarian
Տքթ. Նազարէթ Տաղաւարեան
b. 1862 Killed Physician, director of Surp Prgitch Hospital, deputy in the Ottoman parliament, deputy for Sivas in the Armenian National Assembly, founding member of Armenian General Benevolent Union. 24 April 1915 Ayaş Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Agnouni, Jangülian, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır,[10] killed on the way to Urfa.[24] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Danielian
Դանիելեան
Survivor[13] Hunchak Tailor[13] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Boghos Danielian
Պօղոս Դանիելեան
Perished Dashnak Lawyer[3] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Perished in Der Zor.[13]
Garabed Deovletian
Կարապետ Տէօվլեթեան
Survivor Official of the mint[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Nerses Der-Kaprielian (Shahnour)
Ներսես Տէր- Գաբրիէլեան (Շահնուր)
from Kayseri Killed 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17]
Noyig Der-Stepanian[38]
Նոյիկ Տեր-Ստեփանեան
from Erzincan[25] Survivor Commission agent, merchant and banker[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27] About 40 members of his family perished.[25]
Dr. Parsegh Dinanian
Տքթ. Բարսեղ Տինանեան
Survivor Physician 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27] One of the organizers of the commemoration ceremony of 24 April 1919.[25]
K. Diratsvian
Գ. Տիրացուեան
Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Khor. Dkhruni
Խոր. Տխրունի
Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Dr. Krikor Djelal
Տքթ. Գրիգոր Ճելալ
Survivor Hunchak[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Dr. Missak Djevahirdjian
Տքթ. Միսաք Ճէվահիրճեան
b. 1858, from Kayseri Survivor Physician (gynaecologist at the court), member of a tribunal council[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital on 11 May 1915.[27] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[27] Was set free with the help of his friend Pesin Omer Paşa, died in 1924.[25]
Armen Dorian (Hrachia Surenian; Husian?)
Արմեն Տորեան (Հրաչյա Սուրենեան)
b. 1892, Sivas Killed French-Armenian poet,[26] editor of "Arene" weekly (Paris), founder of the Pantheist school. 24 April 1915 Çankırı Finished Sorbonne University in 1914 and returned to Istanbul. Deported to Çankırı, killed in Anatolian desert;[26] was jailed in Ankara after Çankırı and killed according to Nshan Kalfayan,[25] killed near Ankara.[13]
Chris Fenerjian
(Silvio Ricci)
Survivor 24 April 1915 Ayaş Set free as Bulgarian national and returned to Bulgaria.[24][8]
Parunak Ferukhan
Բարունակ Ֆէրուխան
b. 1884 in Constantinople[25] Killed Official of Bakırköy (Makriköy) administration and violinist[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17]
Bedros Kahanay Garabedian
Պետրոս Քհնյ. Կարապետեան
b. 1858 in Rodosto Clergyman 24 April 1915
Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian
Յովհան Վրդ. Կարապետեան
b. 22 June 1888 in Brusa Survivor Clergyman, M.A. of University of Columbia, secretary of patriarch Zaven[3] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Studied in the United States, came back in 1914 and was ordained priest on 16 June 1914 in Echmiadzin. He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Kaspar Cheraz, Mikayel Shamtanchian, Vartan Kahanay Karagözian from Feriköy. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople and became priest in Gedikpaşa and Balat, member of the religious council. From 20 July 1919 – 5 August 1920 he was elected primate of Izmir. Later he got a higher degree as celibate priest (Ծ. Վրդ.). On 8 January 1921 he left for America and became priest of the St. Lusavorich church in New York.[3] He survived and left the clergy.[13]
Mkrtich Garabedian
Մկրտիչ Կարապետեան
Survivor Armenian-Catholic[8] 1915 Ayaş Granted permission to return to capital as he was wrongly imprisoned in place of the teacher with same name.[8]
Ghazaros
Ղազարոս
Dashnak 24 April 1915 Çankırı Deported in lieu of Marzbed (Ghazar Ghazarian).[25]
Ghonchegülian
Ղոնչէկիւլեան
Perished Merchant from Akn[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Perished near Meskene.[13]
Gigo
(Krikor Torossian)
Կիկօ (Գրիգոր Թորոսեան)
Killed Editor of the satirical newspaper Gigo[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Dr. Gülustanian
Տքթ. Կիւլուստանեան
Killed[10] / Survivor[25][13] Dentist 24 April 1915 Çankırı "Permitted to reside freely in Çankırı" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[37] Killed in a village called Tüney in 1915, together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan and Mağazacıyan[10] in a group of five.
Dr. Melkon Gülustanian
Տքթ. Մելքոն Կիւլուստանեան
Survivor relative of his namesake in Çankırı[25] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Set free and went back to Constantinople.[24]
Haig Goshgarian
Հայկ Կօշկոարեան
Survivor Editor of Odian and Gigo 1915 Der Zor Survived deportation to Der Zor and returned to the capital after the armistice.[8]
Reverend Grigorian
Pastor and editor of Avetaper[13] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Melkon Gülesserian
Մելքոն Կիւլեսերեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Mihrdat Haigazn
Միհդատ Հայկազն
Killed Dashnak Patriot or educator,[3] member of Armenian National Assembly, umbrella merchant.[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Banished a couple of times. - He was killed in Ankara.[24]
K. Hajian
Գ. Հաճեան
Pharmacist 24 April 1915 Çankırı Came back from Çankırı after the armistice.[25]
Hampartsum Hampartsumian
Համբարձում Համբարձումեան
Killed Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Hovhannes Hanisian
Յովհաննէս Հանիսեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Çankırı "Pardoned on condition on not returning to İstanbul" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[37]
Ardashes Harutunian
Արտաշես Յարութիւնեան
Killed Writer, publicist[3] 28 July 1915 Stayed in Üsküdar on 24 April 1915. Was arrested on 28 July 1915 and severely beaten at the Müdüriyet. When his father came to see him he was imprisoned as well. Father and son were deported together with 26 Armenians to Nicomedia (modern Izmit) and jailed in the Armenian church converted into a prison. Finally stabbed to death together with his father near Derbent on 16 August 1915.[8]
Abraham Hayrikian
Աբրահամ Հայրիկեան
Killed Turkologist, director of Ardi college, member of Armenian National Assembly[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
K. Hiusian
Գ. Հիւսեան
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Haig Hojasarian
Հայկ Խօճասարեան
Survivor Teacher, educator, headmaster of Bezciyan school (1901-1924),[36] politician in Ramgavar 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital mid-June 1915, deputy of the Armenian National Assembly in 1919[25] became later chancellor of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.[10]
Mkrtich Hovhannessian
Մկրտիչ Յովհաննէսեան
Killed Dashnak Teacher 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Mkrtich Hovhannessian
Մկրտիչ Յովհաննէսեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Ayaş Deported in lieu of Dashnak member Mkritch Hovhannessian, returned to Constantinople.[24]
Hrant (pen name)
born as Melkon Giurjian
Հրանդ (Մելքոն Կիւրճեան)
Killed Dashnak Writer, publicist,[3] armenologist, member of Armenian National Assembly[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Krikor Hürmüz
Գրիգոր Հիւրմիւզ
Killed[8] Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Khachig Idarejian
Խաչիկ Իտարէճեան
Killed Teacher 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Karnik Injijian
Գարնիկ Ինճիճեան
Survivor[13] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Came free upon request.[8]
Aris Israelian (Dkhruni)
Արիս Իսրայէլեան (Տխրունի)
b. 1885? Perished Dashnak Teacher, writer 24 April 1915 Çankırı Was in Konya in 1916,[25] perished later under unknown circumstances.[13][25]
Apig Jambaz
ԱբիԿ Ճամպազ
from Pera[25] Perished[25] Armenian-Catholic[25] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Harutiun Jangülian
Յարութիւն Ճանկիւլեան
b. 1855 in Van Killed Hunchak One of the organizers of the 1890 Kumkapı affray, political activist, member of Armenian National Assembly, published his memoirs in 1913. 24 April 1915 Ayaş Dispatched to Diyarbakir, but executed after Aleppo between Urfa and Severek by Haci Tellal Hakimoglu (Haci Onbasi)[39]

- Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Khajag, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[10] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.

Aram Kalenderian
Արամ Գալէնտերեան
Survivor Official of the Ottoman Bank[13] 24 April 1915 Was set free.[8]
Harutiun Kalfayan
Յարութիւն Գալֆաեան
b. in Üsküdar Perished Hunchak Director of Arhanyan College. 24 April 1915 Çankırı Died in 1915.[10] Not to be confused with his namesake, also a deportee but a Dashnak member, who was mayor of Bakırköy (Makriköy) quarter of the capital.
Harutiun Kalfayan
Յարութիւն Գալֆաեան[40]
b. 1870 in Talas Perished in Ankara[25] Dashnak Lawyer, mayor of Bakırköy (Makriköy) 24 April 1915 Çankırı Died in 1915.[10] Uncle of Nshan Kalfayan.[25] Not to be confused with his namesake, also a deportee but a Hunchak member, who was a schoolmaster.
Nshan Kalfayan
Նշան Գալֆաեան
b. 16 April 1865 in Üsküdar[41] Survivor Agronomist, lecturer in agriculture at Berberyan school[36] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27] Moved to Greece in 1924. Was invited to Persia in 1927 to administer properties of the Shah. Was a correspondent for the Académie française.[25]
Kantaren[25]
Գանթարեն
1915 Çankırı
Rafael Karagözian
Survivor 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by a telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33]
Takvor (?) Karagözian
Թագվոր (՞) Գարակէոզեան
Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Vartan Kahanay Karagözian
Վարդան Քհնյ. Գարակէոզեան
b. 15 July 1877 in Kumkapı, Constantinople Survived Clergyman from Feriköy 24 April 1915 Çankırı He departed from Çankırı in winter after seven months and survived the next three years as refugee in Uşak together with his companions Hovhan Vartaped Garabedian, Kaspar Cheraz, Mikayel Shamtanchian. After the armistice he returned to Constantinople.[3]
Aristakes Kasparian
Արիստակէս Գասպարեան
b. 1861 in Adana Killed Lawyer, businessman, member of Armenian National Assembly 24 April 1915 Ayaş[24] Killed in Ankara.[24]
Husig A. Kahanay Katchouni
Յուսիկ Ա. Քհնյ. Քաշունի
b. 1851 in Arapgir Perished Dashnak[25] Clergyman 24 April 1915 Çankırı Was deported further and died from illness in a village near Meskene. He died at the same time in the same tent as Yervant Chavushyan.[13]
Kevork Kayekjian
Գէորգ Գայըգճեան
Killed Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[25]
Levon Kayekjian
Լևոն Գայըգճեան
Killed Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[25]
Mihran Kayekjian
Միհրան Գայըգճեան
Killed Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17] Three Kayekjian brothers were deported and killed altogether near Ankara.[25]
Dr. Kahanay Arshak Kazazian
Տքթ. Քհնյ. Արշակ Գազազեան
Survivor[13] Clergyman 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Piuzant Kechian
Բիւզանդ Քէչեան
b. 1859 Survivor Editor, owner of influential newspaper Piuzantion, historian 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[27] Returned to Constantinople on the 1st of May 1915 [old calendar?] and stayed in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, until the end of the war,[42] died in 1927[36] or 1928.[25]
Vahan Kehiayan (Dökmeji Vahan)
Վահան Քէհեաեան
b. 1874 in Urfa Hunchak Patriot or educator[3] and craftsman[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Killed on 26 August 1915 together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan, Onnik Maghazajian, Artin Kocho.[25]
Diran Kelekian
Տիրան Քէլէկեան
b. 1862, Kayseri Killed Ramgavar[13] Writer, university professor, publisher of a popular Turkish language newspapar, Sabah,[43] freemason, author of a French-Turkish dictionary which is still a reference.[44] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to reside with his family anywhere outside the capital by special order from Talat Pasha on 8 May 1915[45], chose Smyrna, but was taken under military escort to Çorum to appear before a court martial and was killed on 20 October 1915 on the way to Sivas between Yozgat and Kayseri near the bridge Cokgöz on the Kizilirmak.[17]
Akrig Kerestejian
Ագրիկ Քերեսթեճեան
b. 1855 in Kartal Perished[25] Merchant of wood[25] (coincides with the literal meaning of his name) 24 April 1915
Rev. Garabed Keropian
Պատ. Կարապետ Քերոբեան
from Balıkesir[3] Survivor Pastor[46] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[27] He went to America.[3]
Dr. Mirza Ketenjian
Տքթ. Միրզա Քեթենենճեան
Survivor[13] Dashnak 24 April 1915
Karekin Khajag
born as Karekin Chakalian
Գարեգին Խաժակ (Գարեգին Չագալեան)
b. 1867 in Alexandropol Killed Dashnak Newspaper editor, teacher. 24 April 1915 Ayaş Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Jangülian, Minassian and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[10] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
A. Khazkhazian
Ա. Խազխազեան
Merchant[3] 24 April 1915
Kherbekian
Խերպէկեան
from Erzurum Merchant[8] 1915 Konya Was granted permission to return.[8]
Hovhannes Kilijian
Յովհաննէս Գըլըճեան
Killed Bookseller[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Sarkis Kiljian (S. Srents)
Սարգիս Գըլճեան (Ս. Սրենց)
Survivor Dashnak Teacher, writer, publicist 24 April 1915 Çankırı Escaped from Çankırı to Konya and became Deputy of the Armenian National Assembly in 1919.[25]
Hovhannes Kımpetyan (Kmpetian)
Յովհաննէս Գմբթեան
b. 1894 Killed Armenian poet[26] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Killed during the deportation in Ras al-Ain.
Artin Kocho (Harutiun Pekmezian?)
Գոչո Արթին (Յարութիւն Բեքմեզեան)
Killed Bread seller in Ortaköy[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Was killed by 12 çetes on 26 August 1915 6 hours after Çankırı near the han of Tüneh in a group of five.[25]
(Kevork or Hovhannes) Köleyan
(Գէորգ կամ Յովհաննէս) Գէոլէեան
Killed 24 April 1915 Çankırı Killed near Ankara.[13]
Nerses (Der-) Körkian
Ներսես (Տէր-) Գէորգեան
Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Was betrayed by a competitor.[25]
Komitas Vardapet Soghomonian
Կոմիտաս Վարդապետ Սողոմոնյան
b. 1869, Kütahya Survivor Priest, composer, ethnomusicologist, founder of a number choirs[47] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915[27] - developed a severe form of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and spent twenty years in virtual silence in mental asylums, died 1935 in Paris.[34]
Harutiun Konyalian
Յարութիւն Գօնիալեան
Killed Tailor[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Hagop Korian
Յակոբ Գորեան
from Akn, in his seventies[25] Survivor Merchant, occasionally a teacher[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27] He left Çankırı on 6 August 1915, was jailed in Ankara, was displaced to Tarson, arrived in Istanbul on 22 September 1915.[25]
Kosmos[25]
Կոզմոս
1915 Çankırı
Shavarsh Krissian
Շաւարշ Քրիսեան
Killed Dashnak[24] Writer, publicist[3], teacher[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş He organized gym exercises in Ayaş. Until the deportees of Ayaş came to know about The 20 Hunchakian gallows of 15 June 1915 they weren't realising the earnest of their situation.[39] The exercises were viewed by the Turkish guards with great suspicion.[11] Shavarsh Krissian was killed in Ankara.[24]
M. Kundakjian
Մ. Գունտագճեան
Lawyer[3] 24 April 1915
Levon Larents Kirishchiyan
Լեւոն Լարենց Քիրիշճեան
b. 1882 Killed Hunchak Poet, translator, professor of literature. 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed during the deportation.[26], killed in Ankara.[24]
Onnik Maghazajian
Օննիկ Մաղազաճեան
b. 1878 in İstanbul Killed Chairman of Kumkapı Progressive Society Cartographer, bookseller 24 April 1915 Çankırı "Permitted to reside freely in Çankırı" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[37] Killed in a village called Tüney in 1915, together with Ruben Sevak, Daniel Varoujan and Gülistanian[10] in a group of five.[17]
Asdvadzadur Manesian (Maniassian)
Աստվածատուր Մանեսեան
Survivor[13] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Bedros Manikian
Պետրոս Մանիկեան
Çankırı Survivor[13] Pharmacist[25] 24 April 1915
Vrtanes Mardikian
Վրթանէս Մարտիկեան
Survivor 24 April 1915 Ayaş Deported in a group of 50 persons to Ankara, 5 May 1915, dispatched to Ayaş on 7 May 1915, set free in July 1915[39], returned to Constantinople.[24]
Marzbed
(Ghazar Ghazarian)
Մարզպետ (Ղազար Ղազարեան)
Perished Dashnak Teacher 24 April 1915 Ayaş dispatched around 18 May 1915 to Kayseri to appear before a court martial[39], worked under fake Turkish identity for the Germans in Intilli (Amanus railway tunnel), escaped to Nusaybin where he fell from a horse and died right before the armistice.[24]
A. D. Mateossian
Ա. Տ. Մատթէոսեան
Lawyer, writer[3] 24 April 1915
Melik[25]
Մելիք
1915 Çankırı
Simon Melkonian
Սիմոն Մելքոնեան
from Ortaköy[25] Survivor[25] Architect[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Theodoros Menzikian
Թ. Մենծիկեան
Killed Merchant[3] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Sarkis Minassian
born as Aram Ashot
Սարգիս Մինասեան
b. 1873 in Çengiler, Yalova Killed Dashnak[24] Chief editor of Droshak,[24] Editor of Armenian newspaper in Boston till 1909, teacher, writer and political activist in the Ottoman capital after 1909; member of Armenian National Assembly[30] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Removed from the Ayaş prison on 5 May and taken under military escort to Diyarbakır along with Daghavarian, Agnouni, Jangülian, Khajag and Zartarian to appear before a court martial there and they were, seemingly, murdered by the [well-known] band of brigands led by Cherkes Ahmet, and lieutenants Halil and Nazım, at a locality called Karacaören shortly before arriving to Diyarbakır.[10] The murderers were tried and executed in Damascus by Cemal Pasha in September 1915, and the assassinations became the subject of a 1916 investigation by the Ottoman Parliament led by Artin Boshgezenian, the deputy for Aleppo.
Krikor Miskjian
Գրիգոր Միսքճեան
b. 1865 Killed[25] brother of Stepan Miskjian[25] Pharmacist[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat,[17] killed near Ankara.[25][13]
Dr. Stepan Miskjian
Տքթ. Ստեփան Միսքճեան
b. 1852 in Constantinople Killed[25] brother of Krikor Miskjian[25] Physician[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Belonged to the second convoy with only (one[9] or) two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat,[17] killed near Ankara.[25][13]
Vartabed Garabed Mkrtichian
Վրդ. Կարապետ Մկրտիչեան
Clergyman 24 April 1915
Zareh Momjian
Զարեհ Մոմճեան
Killed Translator at the Russian Consulate 24 April 1915 Çankırı "Pardoned on condition on not returning to İstanbul" according to a telegramme from the Ministry of the Interior on 25 August 1915 on the subject of exiles erroneously unlisted in a former 3 August telegramme.[37] Belonged to the second convoy with only two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915, jailed in Ankara 20-24 August killed en route to Yozgat.[17]
Apig Mübahejian
ԱբիԿ Միւպահեճեան
Survivor Publicist 1915 Konya Was granted permission to return.[8]
Dr. Avedis Nakashian
Տքթ. Ավետիս Նագաշեան
Survivor Physician 24 April 1915 Ayaş Was set free 23 July 1915, sent his familiy to Bulgaria, served in the Ottoman army as captain in the Gülhane Hospital at the time of the Gallipoli campaign and immigrated to the US.[11]
Dr. Nakulian
Survivor Doctor 24 April 1915, exiled 3 May 1915 Ayaş Was free to move in Ayaş, returned later to the capital.[10]
Hagop Nargilejian
Յակոբ Նարկիլէճեան
Survivor Pharmacist in the army[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital by special telegramme from Talat Pasha on 7 May 1915.[33] The eight prisoners of this group were notified on Sunday, 9 May 1915, about their release[34] and left Çankırı on 11 May 1915.[27]
Markos Natanian
Մարկոս Նաթանեան
Survivor Member of Armenian National Assembly[30] 1915 Çorum Survived deportation to Çorum and later to Iskiliben, was permitted to go back.[8]
Hrant Nazarian
Հրանդ Նազարեան
24 April 1915 Çankırı
Serovpe Noradungian
Սերովբէ Նորատունկեան
Killed Dashnak Teacher at the Sanassarian college and member of Armenian National Assembly[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Nosrigian
Նօսրիկեան
from Erzurum Survivor Merchant 1915 Konya Was granted permission to return.[8]
Nshan
Նշան
Killed Tattooist in Kumkapı[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Nshan Odian
Նշան Օտեան
Hunchak[39] 24 April 1915 Ayaş
Yervant Odian
Երվանդ Օտեան
Survivor August 1915 Ayaş Accompanied Karekin Vrtd. Khatchaturian (prelate of Konia) from Tarson to Osmanieh.[48] Islamized in 1916 under the name Aziz Nuri[8] in Hama. After failed attempts to escape from Der Zor Odian worked in a factory for military uniforms together with Armenian deportees from Aintab. Soon afterwards he became translator to the military commander of Der Zor. Finally he was orderly to the commander Edwal of the German garrison in Der Zor and gave account of the killing of the last deportees from Constantinople in the prison of Der Zor as late as January 1918 and described that all the policemen and officials kept Armenian women.[49]
Aram Onnikian
Արամ Օննիկեան
Survivor[13] (son of Krikor Onnikian) Merchant,[3] chemist[13] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Hovhannes Onnikian
Յովհաննէս Օննիկեան
Perished (son of Krikor Onnikian) Merchant[3] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Died from illness in Hajkiri near Çankırı.[13]
Krikor Onnikian
Գրիգոր Օննիկեան
b. 1840 Perished (father of Aram, Hovhannes and Mkrtich Onnikian) Merchant[3] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Died from illness in Çankırı.[13]
Mkrtich Onnikian
Մկրտիչ Օննիկեան
Perished (son of Krikor Onnikian) Merchant[3] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Died in Der Zor.[13]
Panaghogh
Writer, publicist[3] 24 April 1915
Shavarsh Panossian
Շաւարշ Փանոսեան
Survivor Teacher from Pera.[8] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Was granted permission to return.[8]
Nerses Papazian (Vartabed Mashtots)
Ներսես Փափազեան
Killed Dashnak Editor of Azadamard,[24] Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Vrtanes Papazian
Վրթանէս Փափազեան
Survivor Tailor[8] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Wrongly deported as he bore the same name as the novelist who escaped to Bulgaria and later to Russia.[8] Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
Ardashes Parisian
Արտաշես Փարիսեան
Survivor[13] Merchant[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı
Dr. Parseghian
Տքթ. Բարսեղեան
Survivor 1915 Ayaş Granted permission to return.[8]
Dr. Armenag Parseghian
Տքթ. Արմենակ Բարսեղեան
Survivor[25] Dashnak[25] Teacher, studied philosophy in Berlin, lived in Pera[25] 24 April 1915 Çankırı Permitted to return to the capital soon after 11 May 1915.[27]
H. Parseghian
Յ. Բարսեղեան
Patriot or educator[3] 24 April 1915
Kegham Parseghian
Գեղամ Բարսեղեան
Killed Dashnak Writer, publicist,[3] editor, teacher[24] 24 April 1915 Ayaş Killed in Ankara.[24]
Sarkis Parseghian (Shamil)
Սարգիս Բ