Özet:

The Ottoman Empire contained many ethnic groups. The Armenians, one of these ethnic groups, have been mentioned often because of their actions against the state since the second half  of the 19th century. The first activity area of Armenians, who had started to struggle for independence because of many reasons coming together, was Eastern Anatolia. However, they could not get what they wanted here, they concentrated their attention on the Çukurova region. The Armenians, whose interest about the Çukurova region went back to the Byzantine period, had succeeded to establish a small principality here. When it was understood that the "Great Armenia" project in Eastern Anatolia could not be established, the Armenians wanted to revive the "Armenian Principality of Cilicia" in Çukurova, which they regarded as a historical claim, as "Little Armenia". Armenians intensified their work in the region by waiting for the right time and they acted on the occasion of the March 31st incident, which took place in Istanbul, and caused serious incidents in Adana. There were also Maras and its surroundings within the boundaries of "Little Armenia" that the Armenians planned to establish in the region. Therefore, the influence of events in Adana was felt in and around Maraş. In this study, the Armenian incidents in and around Maras that occured with the effects of the events in Adana will be explained.