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TURKS KILLED 15,000 ARMENIANS IN BITLIS, IN 1 DAY - OTTOMAN ARMY GENERAL
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Sept 16 2011
Armenia
The Kurdish Firat News Agency reflected on the memoirs, about the
Armenian Genocide, of the Venezuelan general Rafael de Nogales Mendez,
who was voluntarily serving in the Ottoman Empire. In his book,
entitled 4 Years in the Ottoman Army, the general attests that the
Armenian massacres had occurred under the Ottoman state's knowledge
and guidance.
"Even though they were firing at the Armenians on the street, I
approached the mayor, who was heading the massacre. The mayor noted
that he was doing nothing but carrying out the governor's order. At
that time, I instructed the gendarmerie to withdraw, and I waited
until the end. After the 1.5-hour massacre, 7 Armenians remained in
the Adilcevaz region of Bitlis. On that day, Commander Cevdet Bey,
together with Kagikyan Efendi, took 5,000 gold liras from 200 prominent
Armenians of Bitlis and then hung them all.
They shared that amount with Halil Bey. Not being satisfied with that,
they were taking the Armenian men to the mountains, in 50-member
groups, where the Armenians were digging their own graves with their
own hands and, once killed, they were being thrown there. On that day,
15 thousand Armenians were killed in Bitlis and nearby villages,"
Firat quotes as the Venezuelan general saying.
news.am
Sept 16 2011
Armenia
The Kurdish Firat News Agency reflected on the memoirs, about the
Armenian Genocide, of the Venezuelan general Rafael de Nogales Mendez,
who was voluntarily serving in the Ottoman Empire. In his book,
entitled 4 Years in the Ottoman Army, the general attests that the
Armenian massacres had occurred under the Ottoman state's knowledge
and guidance.
"Even though they were firing at the Armenians on the street, I
approached the mayor, who was heading the massacre. The mayor noted
that he was doing nothing but carrying out the governor's order. At
that time, I instructed the gendarmerie to withdraw, and I waited
until the end. After the 1.5-hour massacre, 7 Armenians remained in
the Adilcevaz region of Bitlis. On that day, Commander Cevdet Bey,
together with Kagikyan Efendi, took 5,000 gold liras from 200 prominent
Armenians of Bitlis and then hung them all.
They shared that amount with Halil Bey. Not being satisfied with that,
they were taking the Armenian men to the mountains, in 50-member
groups, where the Armenians were digging their own graves with their
own hands and, once killed, they were being thrown there. On that day,
15 thousand Armenians were killed in Bitlis and nearby villages,"
Firat quotes as the Venezuelan general saying.