Talaat Pasha

Author : Hans-Lukas Kieser
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691202587

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Talaat Pasha by Hans-Lukas Kieser Pdf

The first English-language biography of the de facto ruler of the late Ottoman Empire and architect of the Armenian Genocide, Talaat Pasha (1874-1921) led the triumvirate that ruled the late Ottoman Empire during World War I and is arguably the father of modern Turkey. He was also the architect of the Armenian Genocide, which would result in the systematic extermination of more than a million people, and which set the stage for a century that would witness atrocities on a scale never imagined. Here is the first biography in English of the revolutionary figure who not only prepared the way for Ataturk and the founding of the republic in 1923, but who shaped the modern world as well. In this explosive book, Hans-Lukas Kieser provides a mesmerizing portrait of a man who maintained power through a potent blend of the new Turkish ethno-nationalism, the political Islam of former Sultan Abdulhamid II, and a readiness to employ radical "solutions" and violence. From Talaat's role in the Young Turk Revolution of 1908 to his exile from Turkey and assassination--a sensation in Weimar Germany--Kieser restores the Ottoman drama to the heart of world events. He shows how Talaat wielded far more power than previously realized, making him the de facto ruler of the empire. He brings wartime Istanbul vividly to life as a thriving diplomatic hub, and reveals how Talaat's cataclysmic actions would reverberate across the twentieth century. In this major work of scholarship, Kieser tells the story of the brilliant and merciless politician who stood at the twilight of empire and the dawn of the age of genocide.

Author : Ara Sarafian
Publisher : Gomidas Institute Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909382728

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Talaat Pasha's Report on the Armenian Genocide [Expanded Edition] by Ara Sarafian Pdf

This is the smoking gun linking Talaat Pasha, the Ottoman Minister of Interior and later Grand Vizier, to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The report was prepared for Talaat Pasha and meant for his private use. In all likelihood, it would have been destroyed, were it not for the fact that Talaat was assassinated in Berlin 1921, and his widow kept and then gave the report to a Turkish historian who eventually published it. According to Talaat's figures over 1,150,000 Armenians disappeared in the Ottoman Empire between 1915-1917. This number includes well over 100,000 Armenians who fled from the Ottoman Empire during WWI, but it does not include tens of thousands of Armenian women and children who were forcefully Islamized and absorbed into Muslim families. Talaat Pasha's Report on the Armenian Genocide also includes additional materials from his private papers showing the systematic confiscation of over 40,000 Armenian properties, surely an undercount, as "abandoned" properties confiscated by the Ottoman State cir. 1917. These records add substance to the testimonies of survivors of the Armenian Genocide and onlooker, including foreign missionaries and consular representative in the interior of Ottoman Turkey, most notably United States officials in Trebizond, Harpoot (Elazig), Mersin, Aleppo and Damascus.Much of the statistical information in Talaat's papers have been turned into colour maps for the perusal of readers.

Author : Taner Akçam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319697871

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Killing Orders by Taner Akçam Pdf

The book represents an earthquake in genocide studies, particularly in the field of Armenian Genocide research. A unique feature of the Armenian Genocide has been the long-standing efforts of successive Turkish governments to deny its historicity and to hide the documentary evidencesurrounding it. This book provides a major clarification of the often blurred lines between facts and truth in regard to these events. The authenticity of the killing orders signed by Ottoman Interior Minister Talat Pasha and the memoirs of the Ottoman bureaucrat Naim Efendi have been two of the most contested topics in this regard. The denialist school has long argued that these documents and memoirs were all forgeries, produced by Armenians to further their claims. Taner Akçam provides the evidence to refute the basis of these claims and demonstrates clearly why the documents can be trusted as authentic, revealing the genocidal intent of the Ottoman-Turkish government towards its Armenian population. As such, this work removes a cornerstone from the denialist edifice, and further establishes the historicity of the Armenian Genocide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923
ISBN : UOM:39076002694102

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The Case of Soghomon Tehlirian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric Bogosian
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316292016

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Operation Nemesis by Eric Bogosian Pdf

A masterful account of the assassins who hunted down the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide In 1921, a tightly knit band of killers set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They were a humble bunch: an accountant, a life insurance salesman, a newspaper editor, an engineering student, and a diplomat. Together they formed one of the most effective assassination squads in history. They named their operation Nemesis, after the Greek goddess of retribution. The assassins were survivors, men defined by the massive tragedy that had devastated their people. With operatives on three continents, the Nemesis team killed six major Turkish leaders in Berlin, Constantinople, Tiflis, and Rome, only to disband and suddenly disappear. The story of this secret operation has never been fully told, until now. Eric Bogosian goes beyond simply telling the story of this cadre of Armenian assassins by setting the killings in the context of Ottoman and Armenian history, as well as showing in vivid color the era's history, rife with political fighting and massacres. Casting fresh light on one of the great crimes of the twentieth century and one of history's most remarkable acts of vengeance, Bogosian draws upon years of research and newly uncovered evidence. Operation Nemesis is the result--both a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence.

Author : Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351492188

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Sacred Justice by Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy Pdf

Sacred Justice is a cross-genre book that uses narrative, memoir, unpublished letters, and other primary and secondary sources to tell the story of a group of Armenian men who organized Operation Nemesis, a covert operation created to assassinate the Turkish architects of the Armenian Genocide. The leaders of Operation Nemesis took it upon themselves to seek justice for their murdered families, friends, and compatriots. Sacred Justice includes a large collection of previously unpublished letters, found in the upstairs study of the author's grandfather, Aaron Sachaklian, one of the leaders of Nemesis, that show the strategies, personalities, plans, and dedication of Soghomon Tehlirian, who killed Talaat Pasha, a genocide leader; Shahan Natalie, the agent on the ground in Europe; Armen Garo, the center of Operation Nemesis; Aaron Sachaklian, the logistics and finance officer; and others involved with Nemesis. Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy tells a story that has been either hidden by the necessity of silence or ignored in spite of victims' narratives—the story of those who attempted to seek justice for the victims of genocide and the effect this effort had on them and on their families. Ultimately, this volume reveals how the narratives of resistance and trauma can play out in the next generation and how this resistance can promote resilience.

Author : Josh Blaylock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780991001071

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Operation Nemesis by Josh Blaylock Pdf

"Based on the true story of a man who avenged a nation. Before Adolf Hitler, there was Talaat Pasha, leader of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. In 1915 Talaat ordered the mass execution of every Armenian within his nation's borders, resulting in the death of over 1,500,000 victims. This is the story of Soghomon Tehlirian, the Armenian survivor who killed him on the streets of Berlin...and walked away from court a free man. Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide." -- Back cover.

Author : Henry Morgenthau
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547246411

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Ambassador Morgenthau's Story by Henry Morgenthau Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Ambassador Morgenthau's Story" by Henry Morgenthau. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1947844695

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The Memoirs of Naim Bey by Anonim Pdf

Aram Andonian did a service to humanity by tracking down Naim Bey and recording his story. During the genocide, Naim Bey, a Turk, had been the chief secretary of the Deportations Committee of Aleppo. By virtue of this station, Naim Bey had access to documents, telegrams, and decrees related to the orders to exterminate the Armenians.

Author : Ulrich Trumpener
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400877591

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Germany and the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1918 by Ulrich Trumpener Pdf

Questioning whether the Germans were actually as influential or dominant in the Ottoman empire as most standard works suggest, the author attacks the myths surrounding Turkey's role in the war. Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400865581

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"They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else" by Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

A definitive history of the 20th century's first major genocide on its 100th anniversary Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century. By the end of the First World War, the number of Armenians in what would become Turkey had been reduced by 90 percent—more than a million people. A century later, the Armenian Genocide remains controversial but relatively unknown, overshadowed by later slaughters and the chasm separating Turkish and Armenian interpretations of events. In this definitive narrative history, Ronald Suny cuts through nationalist myths, propaganda, and denial to provide an unmatched account of when, how, and why the atrocities of 1915–16 were committed. Drawing on archival documents and eyewitness accounts, this is an unforgettable chronicle of a cataclysm that set a tragic pattern for a century of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Author : Leon Z. Surmelian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Armenia
ISBN : UOM:39015013929552

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I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen by Leon Z. Surmelian Pdf

Author : Stavro Skendi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400847761

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The Albanian National Awakening by Stavro Skendi Pdf

Professor Skendi, a native of Albania, traces the progress and setbacks of Albania's long struggle for national unity during this least-known period of its intricate history. He discusses the heritage of its people and examines in detail the developments that led to Albanian independence: national resistance to the decisions of the Congress of Berlin, later opposition to Turkey, and the struggle between the Albanians and the Young Turks. Consideration is given to such internal problems as geographic configuration, religious and political division, and to such external problems as Italo-Austrian rivalry, political interference from neighboring states, and the involvement of great powers. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Hans-Lukas Kieser,Margaret Lavinia Anderson,Seyhan Bayraktar,Thomas Schmutz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786736048

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The End of the Ottomans by Hans-Lukas Kieser,Margaret Lavinia Anderson,Seyhan Bayraktar,Thomas Schmutz Pdf

In the early part of the twentieth century, as Europe began its descent into the First World War, the Ottoman world – once the largest Empire in the Middle East – began to experience a revolution which would culminate in the new, secular Turkish state. Alongside this, in 1915, as part of an increasing nationalism, it enacted a genocide against its Armenian citizens. In this new study, Hans-Lukas Kieser marshals a dazzling array of scholars to re-evaluate the approach and legacy of the Young Turks – whose eradication of the Armenians from Asia Minor would have far-reaching consequences. Kieser argues that genocide led to today's crisis-ridden Middle East and set in place a rigid state system whose effects are still felt in Turkey today.Featuring new and groundbreaking work on the role of bureaucracy, the actors outside of Istanbul and re-centreing Armenian agency in the genocide, The End of the Ottomans is a vital new study of the Ottoman world, the Armenian Genocide and of the Middle East.

Author : David Gaunt,Naures Atto,Soner O. Barthoma
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785334993

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Let Them Not Return by David Gaunt,Naures Atto,Soner O. Barthoma Pdf

The mass killing of Ottoman Armenians is today widely recognized, both within and outside scholarly circles, as an act of genocide. What is less well known, however, is that it took place within a broader context of Ottoman violence against minority groups during and after the First World War. Among those populations decimated were the indigenous Christian Assyrians (also known as Syriacs or Chaldeans) who lived in the borderlands of present-day Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. This volume is the first scholarly edited collection focused on the Assyrian genocide, or “Sayfo” (literally, “sword” in Aramaic), presenting historical, psychological, anthropological, and political perspectives that shed much-needed light on a neglected historical atrocity.