Armenians in Western Anatolia through the eyes of the travellers in 19th century

The 19th century is an important historical period in the World inwhich political,economic, social and technological developments are experienced. In particular, the development of transport and communication technologies has brought societies closer.However, new ideas of thought that emerged after the French Revolution had affected societies and shaken the empires.In this period, though the societies and cultures became closer to each other, the boundaries between the countries became more apparent as a requirement of states' central authority empowerment policies.Passports and travel permits were being used more systematically to prevent people from traveling or migrating without a reason. Western Anatolia, which is home to many important centers for Christians, is a very popular area for foreigners, both religiously, culturally and commercially.The notes that the travelers took, at that time, provide us with many important clues about the region where the people living there. In this context, the observations and thoughts written by the Western travelers about the Armenians, which are a long history of more than five hundred years in Western Anatolia, are very important both for Armenian and Western Anatolian histories. For centuries, Armenians have lived faithful to their state under Turkish domination.A number of groups with an innumerable contribution to the Ottoman society have been made foreign to their congregations and then to their states, with the provocations of European imperialist powers during the distribution of the empire. In this study, the Armenians in 19th century was examined through the eyes of travelers under the headings of population, culture, education and economics.