Abstract:

In this paper describes in three phases, the suffering of Muslims and Armenians in Bitlis. The first stage are the massacres committed by the Russians against Muslims, during the first attack. The second stage is the persecution of indigenous Armenians in mid-1915. As is known, on the withdrawal of Russian, Armenians in the region were left unprotected. In this process, the Armenians were subjected to attacks by Muslims and forced migration. The third state began with the Russians to attack once again in early 1916. From the beginning of 1916, They plan to advance southwards through Bitlis, but their plans did not go as they wish. They were met with great resistance, the regular army allied militia. Russian-Armenian troops have made a great slaughter in order to pass the Bitlis. Russian, Armenian forces again began to persecute the Muslim community. This process has continued until symptoms begin to appear the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Women and children and old people were massacred in bulk, in arreas inhabited by Muslims. These developments led to the increase of hatred between the two communities

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