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"The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire" by Arnold Toynbee et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century, specifically set during World War I. This work compiles various documents detailing the atrocities committed against Armenians during the Ottoman Empire's rule, reflecting the systematic extermination and deportation of the Armenian population. The book illustrates the severity and gravity of the situation faced by Armenians, providing a documented narrative of their suffering. The opening of the work presents an introduction by Viscount Bryce, explaining the urgent need to compile accurate accounts of the mass violence against Armenians that began in 1915. It outlines the efforts made to gather firsthand narratives from witnesses—primarily neutral observers and officials residing in or near Turkey—while highlighting the risk faced by those still in Turkey due to the government's stringent censorship. The text discusses the international response, the political motivations behind the atrocities, and how these events fit into the broader context of Turkish governance and its historical pattern of violence against minority populations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
The Project Gutenberg eBook ofThe treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire TABLE OF CONTENTS. CORRESPONDENCE PREFACE BY VISCOUNT BRYCE. MEMORANDUM BY THE EDITOR. I. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS. 8. EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER, DATED ATHENS, 8th/21st JULY, 1915, FROM AN ARMENIAN FORMERLY RESIDENT IN TURKEY TO A PROMINENT ARMENIAN IN WESTERN EUROPE. II.VILAYET OF VAN. 16. VAN: LETTER DATED VAN, 7th JUNE, 1915, FROM MR. Y.K. RUSHDOUNI; PUBLISHED IN THE “MANCHESTER GUARDIAN,” 2nd AUGUST, 1915. 18. VAN AFTER THE TURKISH RETREAT: LETTER FROM HERR SPÖRRI, OF THE GERMAN MISSION AT VAN, PUBLISHED IN THE GERMAN JOURNAL“SONNENAUFGANG,”OCTOBER, 1915. III.VILAYET OF BITLIS. 26. BITLIS: LETTER DATED 14th OCTOBER, 1915, FROM A FOREIGN RESIDENT AT BITLIS TO A GERMAN OFFICIAL; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. IV.AZERBAIJAN AND HAKKIARI. 31. URMIA DURING THE TURCO-KURDISH OCCUPATION: DIARY OF A MISSIONARY, EDITED BY MISS MARY SCHAUFFLER PLATT, AND PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U.S.A. 32. URMIA AFTER ITS EVACUATION BY THE TURKS AND KURDS: LETTER DATED URMIA, 20th MAY, 1915, FROM MRS. J.P. COCHRAN TO FRIENDS IN THE UNITED STATES; COMMUNICATED BY THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U.S.A. 35. URMIA: EXTRACTS FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT (FOR THE YEAR 1915) PRESENTED BY THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AT URMIA TO THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U.S.A. 41. THE NESTORIANS OF THE BOHTAN DISTRICT[61]: LETTER, DATED SALMAS, 6th MARCH, 1916, FROM THE REV. E.W. McDOWELL, OF THE URMIA MISSION STATION, REPORTING INFORMATION BROUGHT BY A YOUNG MAN (WITH WHOM MR. McDOWELL WAS PREVIOUSLY ACQUAINTED) WHO HAD ESCAPED THE MASSACRE; COMMUNICATED BY THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE U.S.A. V.THE REFUGEES IN THE CAUCASUS. 51. REFUGEES IN THE CAUCASUS: LETTER DATED ERIVAN, 29th DECEMBER, 1915, FROM REV. S.G. WILSON TO DR. SAMUEL T. DUTTON, SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. VI.VILAYET OF ERZEROUM. 58. ERZEROUM: STATEMENT BY THE KURD ALI-AGHAZADÉ FARO, PUBLISHED IN THE ARMENIAN JOURNAL “MSCHAK,” 19th DECEMBER, 1915. VII.VILAYET OF MAMOURET-UL-AZIZ. 69. H.: STATEMENT BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE, DATED 19th JULY, 1915; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. VIII.VILAYET OF TREBIZOND, AND SANDJAK OFSHABIN KARA-HISSAR. IX.SIVAS: THE CITY AND PARTS OF THE VILAYET. 82. SIVAS: RECORD OF AN INTERVIEW GIVEN BY THE REFUGEE MURAD TO MR. A.S. SAFRASTIAN AT TIFLIS. X.SANDJAK OF KAISARIA. XI.THE TOWN OF X. 88. X.: STATEMENT BY MISS AA., A FOREIGN TRAVELLER IN TURKEY; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. 90. X.: REPORT FROM MR. AL., A FOREIGN RESIDENT AT L., IN ASIATIC TURKEY, DATED 26th AUGUST, 1915; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. XII.THE CITY OF ANGORA. XIII.THRACE, CONSTANTINOPLE, BROUSSA, AND ISMID. XIV.THE ANATOLIAN RAILWAY. 110. Q.: REPORT FROM DR. E., DATED Q., 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1915; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. 115. AE., A TOWN ON THE RAILWAY: SERIES OF REPORTS FROM A FOREIGN RESIDENT AT AE., COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. XV.CILICIA (VILAYET OF ADANA AND SANDJAK OFMARASH). 124. EXILES FROM ZEITOUN: FURTHER STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR OF THE PRECEDING DOCUMENT; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. 129. ADANA: STATEMENT, DATED 9th MAY, 1916, BY MISS Y., A FOREIGN RESIDENT AT ADANA, RECORDING HER EXPERIENCES THERE FROM SEPTEMBER, 1914, TO SEPTEMBER, 1915. XVI.JIBAL MOUSA. Chapter 40 XVII.THE TOWNS OF OURFA AND AC. 138. AC.: LETTERS FROM AN ARMENIAN INHABITANT[178], DESCRIBING THE DEPORTATION OF ARMENIANS FROM CILICIA; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. XVIII.VILAYET OF ALEPPO. XIX.VILAYET OF DAMASCUS AND SANDJAK OFDER-EL-ZOR. XX.DOCUMENTS RECEIVED WHILEGOING TO PRESS. 148. FIRST EXODUS FROM URMIA: NARRATIVE OF MR. J.D. BARNARD, OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S ASSYRIAN MISSION; PUBLISHED IN THE “ASSYRIAN MISSION QUARTERLY PAPER,” APRIL, 1915. A SUMMARY OF ARMENIAN HISTORYUP TO AND INCLUDINGTHE YEAR 1915. IV. THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE AND THE OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT. VI. THE DEPORTATIONS OF 1915: PROCEDURE. Chapter 50 INDEX OF PLACES REFERRED TO IN THEDOCUMENTS IN THIS VOLUME. 150. MESSAGE, DATED 22nd JULY, 1916, FROM MR. N., OF CONSTANTINOPLE; COMMUNICATED BY THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF. GUIDE TO THE READER. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Chapter 56
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