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Encyclopedia > Zeitun Resistance
Zeitun Resistance
Date August 30-December 1, 1914 and March 25-1915
Location Zeitun in Kahramanmaraş Province
Result
Combatants
Ottoman Empire members of Hunchaks (Social Democrat Hunchakian Party)
Strength
2nd conflict: 69 grandes, 612 gun, 21 hand-gun, 70 horses
Casualties
Over 100 soldiers. 60 Armenian militia for the first conflict, second unlisted
Armenian Genocide
Early elements
Hamidian Massacres · 1896 Ottoman Bank Takeover · Adana Massacre · Young Turk Revolution
The Genocide
April 24, 1915 · Tehcir Law · Armenian casualties of deportations · Ottoman Armenian casualties
Major extermination centers 
Dayr az-Zawr · Sivas · Muş · Diyarbakır · Erzurum · Trabzon
Resistance (Armenian militia)
Zeitun  · Van · Musa Dagh · Sasun · Urfa
Other targeted groups
Assyrians  · Pontic Greeks
Foreign reactions and aid 
Reactions · American Committee for Relief in the Near East
Responsible parties
Young Turks 
Enver · Talat · Djemal · Committee of Union and Progress · The Special Organization · Ottoman Army · Kurdish Irregulars
Aftermath 
Executors · Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire  · Denial
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The Armenian militia of Hunchaks (Social Democrat Hunchakian Party) of the city Zeitun had resisted on two armed conflicts first between August 30-December 1, 1914 and second on March 25-1915 to the Ottoman Empire. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A photograph taken in the 1960s, showing a supposed Marian apparition at Zeitoun Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. ... Location of the Province KahramanmaraÅŸ KahramanmaraÅŸ (or simply MaraÅŸ) is a province of Turkey. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem At the height of its power (1683) Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Kostantiniyye (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is the oldest political party in Armenia. ... Defenders of Van in front of ARF flag Armenian militia (Armenian irregular units, or Armenian Cethes, Armenian: ), better known by Armenians as Fedayee is a term referring to Armenian guerrillas who voluntarily leave their families in order to fight for Armenians. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ... Contemporary political cartoon portraying Hamid as a butcher of the Armenians During the long reign of Sultan Hamid, unrest and rebellion occurred in many areas of the Ottoman Empire. ... The 1986 Ottoman Bank Takeover was the seizing of the Ottoman Bank in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire on August 26, 1896 by members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnak Party). ... The Adana massacre occurred in the city of Adana, in the Ottoman Empire, in April 1909. ... The 1908 Young Turk Revolution even though a popular constitutional movement, was a watershed in the history of the late Ottoman Empire. ... April 24 circular[1] on opposition was the most famous circular passed on April 24, 1915 by Talat Pasha (turkce: Dahiliye Nazırı Talat PaÅŸa) which authorized the governers of the Ottoman Empire to arrest the members of Armenian Revolutionary Federation, and Hentchak and collect the documents from the... the Tehcir Law Tehcir Law (Immigration law) of the parliament of 1912 of the Ottoman Empire was passed on May 27, 1915, begin to be enforced on June 1-1915 with the publication in the Takvim-I Vakayi until February 8-1916. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The estimation of Armenian deaths between 1914 to 1923 during what is called the Armenian Genocide and what followed as the Turkish War of Independence is a subject of controversy. ... Suspended Bridge of Deir ez Zor over the Euphrates River Dayr az-Zawr, also spelled Deir ez Zor , Deir al-Zur and other variants (دير الزور in Arabic), in Armenian Ter Zor, means in English Brushwood Abbey is a city in eastern Syria on the Euphrates River and capital of Dayr az... Sivas is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. ... Shows the Location of the Province MuÅŸ MuÅŸ (alternative transliteration: Mush) is a province in eastern Turkey. ... Diyarbakır (Ottoman Diyar-i Bekr دیاربکر land of the Bekr as derived from Arabic[1]; Kurdish Amed; Syriac ; Greek Amida; Armenian Ô±Õ´Õ«Õ¤ Amid) is a major city in southeastern Turkey situated on the banks of the River Tigris, and the seat of Diyarbakır Province. ... Panorama of Erzurum. ... Traditional Trabzon country house Location of Trabzon Province within Turkey Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond or Τραπεζούντα (Trapezoúnda; see also List of traditional Greek place names) in Greek, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey (Lat (DMS) 41° 2 60N Long (DMS) 39° 43 37E). ... Defenders of Van in front of ARF flag Armenian militia (Armenian irregular units, or Armenian Cethes, Armenian: ), better known by Armenians as Fedayee is a term referring to Armenian guerrillas who voluntarily leave their families in order to fight for Armenians. ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Armenian residents of Van Commanders Jevdet Bey Armenak Yekaryan Strength 12,000 1,500 Casualties  ? 12,000 ? (mass civilian casualties) The Van Resistance or Van Rebellion was a reaction of the Armenian population in the city of Van to the measures taken by its governor--Jevdet Bey. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Germany Armenian militia of ARF Commanders Megerdich Yotneghpayrian Casualties  ?  ? The Armenian resistance in Urfa during the Armenian genocide took place as a reaction to Turkish actions. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ismail Enver İsmail Enver (اسماعيل انور) , known to Europeans during his political career as Enver Pasha (Turkish: Enver PaÅŸa) or Enver Bey was a Turkish military officer and a leader of the Young Turk revolution. ... Talat Pasha To the Government Aleppo: It was at first communicated to you that the Government, by order of the Jemiet (Young Turk Committee), had decided to destroy completely all the Armenian living in Turkey. ... Ahmed Djemal Pasha Ahmed Djemal Pasha (Turkish: Ahmet Cemal PaÅŸa) (May 6, 1872 - July 21, 1922) was born in Midilli. ... Foundation: 1890 Dissolved: 1918, Court Martialed Head: Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) (Turkish: İttihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti) was a political organization during the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire which came to power between 1908 and 1918. ... Special Organization was name given to a three member executive committee established by the Committee of Union and Progress of the Ottoman Empire. ... This article details the military of the Ottoman Empire. ... now. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire is direct consequence of the World War I with the Ottomans involvement in the Middle Eastern theatre. ... Turkish Denial: To have genocide denied is to die twice — An advertisement for the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Holiday on 24th April, 2006 posted in The Times newspaper. ... Defenders of Van in front of ARF flag Armenian militia (Armenian irregular units, or Armenian Cethes, Armenian: ), better known by Armenians as Fedayee is a term referring to Armenian guerrillas who voluntarily leave their families in order to fight for Armenians. ... The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is the oldest political party in Armenia. ... A photograph taken in the 1960s, showing a supposed Marian apparition at Zeitoun Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem At the height of its power (1683) Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Kostantiniyye (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI...



 

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