Armenian occurences in Trabzon

Keywords: Trabzon Province, Armenians, court, uprising. Trabzon Armenians start to rebel after committees actions which were assembled at the second half of ninth century. The common aim of this committees were to constitute a free Republic of Armenia. The boundaries of this country were from north Black Sea and Georgia to south Mesopotamia, and also from east Hazar Sea and Iran to west, Kızılırmak. Trabzon occurrence was Hmcak and Tiflis committees plan, and it started at 20 September 311. Armenians injured van former valis Ferik Bahri Pasha and Trabzon commander Hamdi Pasha when they were going on the Zeytinlik quarter. Armenians were followed, but near the English consulate they vanished. Armenians defensed the people doing this action and they did not give them. After this event, walking around as a group on the streets and avenues was forbidden to Armenians. After two days later, the actions was increased, because two Armenians, Haçik and Misak, killed a Asakir-i Şahane soldier, Rahmi, on the Kethüdavasıl quarter. Armenians started to bring Armenians from village to city as a guest. In spite of valis insistence Armenians did not open their shops. The exact events started when vali Kadir Pasha was walking around the city to stop actions, from an Armenians khan balcony opened fire on him at 26 September. Muslims and Armenians started to fight. This events continued there hours and stopped with some precautions. There were 182 dead Armenians in the city, 21 dead Armenians in the villages and 21 wounded Armenians. Also there were 21 dead and 18 wounded Muslims and 1 Rum. In addition to death and wounds there were looting also. After these events, by the help of a commission looted materials were given to owners. Guilty people were arrested and they were sent to Divan' ı Harbiye' i Örfiye. IV