The emigration event in Sivas in 1915 according to the archieve documents

The World War I. Just began in 1914. the Ottoman Empire was in the war with Germany and it was against England, Russia and French. But the country was in a very desperate condition bath socially and economically. The wars that had continued for long years and the events created tiredness and weakness within the public. The Armenians, having known the condition of Ottoman Empire, tried to achieve their dream of Big Armenia. They started to rebel against the Otoman Empire.Sivas was a very important stat efor the fact that it was in the middle of Anatolia, having a wide geography, near the Kafkas, and it was in the middle of the important correspanding point. It hod a great geographic and stratejic importance. Because the all communication with Kafkas was proudied from Sivas, and the majority of the soldiers were sent to the war area from the, and the needs of the army were provided from Sivas, too. Knowing the importance of Sivas in the war, the Komita Sivas Armenians, tried to weaken the Ottoman Empire in that war area and they tried to help to Russia in the East part of the war. They damaged the roads, tried to harm the comnunication with the army, and didn?t let the people to enroll to the army. Their aim was to create a chaotic movements were out of control and a rabel occured in Van state. After these events Ottoman Empire hovernment decided to force the Armenians to leave the area tempororily by the law of committee. Like the otherstates, in Sivas the required preparotions were finished and the Armenians were sent to the South areas. Also the goverment provided them protection and they were allowed to take their and the local administrations were responsible for their vofety. When they reached to their living areas, they had everything prepared systematically and reqularly. The goverment gave every social and economical support to help the Armenians to live in their new area in a hormoniow way.Key Words: World War I., Armenians, Sivas, Emigration