Muslim-Armenian relations during and after deportation in and around Elazig

The most important landmark of the Armenian Issue is undoubtedly the discussions emerged during and after deportation. The deportation and subsequent events were manipulated by the Armenian Diaspora and a simple settlement activity turned into a nonsense genocide shaped by with exaggerated figures. Although many comprehensive publications have been published on the general impressions of the deportation, the inadequacy of the curtailed works is evident. To date, much as the studies on the Armenian Issue have focused on large geographical areas, there are fewer studies on areas such as narrow regions, cities and villages. Again, the regions where the Armenian population density is high are the places where the deportations are made with high level planning. The detailed field studies which will be carried out on these places will certainly clarify the events and will be the important milestones of the refutation of the unjust thesis of the Armenians. Therefore, Elazig region which has crowded Armenian population before the deportation is an important center for the issue. If Elazig Region is analyzed under the scope of the Muslim-Armenian relations before and after the relocation, it can be got to the root of the problem by depending on political, social, economic starting from the reflections of the Armenian Issue in the region. As a result, in this thesis, while the situation before and after the relocation is given in Elazig Region, and an important aspect of the Armenian Issue is clarified on the basis of the city with the reflections of the deportation.