İttihat Terakki and Armenian relayions During the Abfulhamid ll Period 1876-1909

The basis of CUP and Armenian relations reveals the fact that they meet in the ideal of a common enemy rather than a common future. The conservative management rules of the Ottoman state and the inability to develop policies in accordance with the requirements of the age created both oppositions and models of acting together among the social layers. The supporting principles of this new management approach, which rose among the young and intellectuals of the period, constantly compared themselves with Europe and wanted to get rid of the helplessness psychology of the image of the fallen state in which they lived. Although they share the geography, the methods of their principles are different; While the Turkish side aims to return the empire to its former glory, the target for the Armenian people is to get their share from the nationbuilding process. From the New Ottomans to the formation of the CUP. Young people working for the proclamation of the Constitutional Monarchy also wanted to reveal their political existence. Partnership and dialogue attempts with the CUP, Armenian organizations were constantly assassinated in the conjuncture of the period and the situation eroded both sides. The suppression of the already not very strong atmosphere of trust with the uprisings and the harsh measures taken against them pushed the parties to make additional plans within their own structure. Keywords: Abdülhamid, Union and Progress, Armenians, Hinchak, Dashnak Federation