The Armenians and the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
After Genocide, 1918–1923

Explores the political and social life of the Armenian community in the Ottoman Empire during the post-war period.

Ari ?ekeryan (Author)

9781108844017, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 January 2023

200 pages
23.5 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm, 0.53 kg

'This excellent study fills a major lacuna in the historiography of this period. ?ekeryan demonstrates the tension and conflict within the diverse Armenian communities in a critical period of transition and insecurity. This multi-sited historical analysis is at once panoptic and penetrating, elucidating the dilemmas faced by the Ottoman Armenians in the twilight of empire.' U?ur Ümit Üngör, University of Amsterdam

The Armistice of Mudros was signed on 30 October 1918 and on the morning of 13 November 1918, a mighty fleet of battleships from Britain, France, Italy and Greece sailed to Istanbul, and dropped anchor without encountering resistance. This day marked the beginning of the end of the Ottoman Empire, a dissolution that would bring great suffering and chaos, but also new opportunities for all Ottomans, Muslim and non-Muslim alike. Drawing upon a previously untouched collection of Armenian and Ottoman Turkish primary sources, Ari ?ekeryan considers these understudied post-war years. Examining the Armenian community as they emerged from the aftermath of war and genocide, ?ekeryan outlines their shifting political position and the strategies they used to survive this turbulent period. By focusing on the Ottoman Armistice (1918–1923), ?ekeryan illuminates an oft-neglected period in history, and develops a new case study for understanding the political reactions of ethnic groups to the fall of empires and nation-states.

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Notes on Language
Introduction
1. End of the Great War
2. The Emergence of the Turkish National Movement in Anatolia and the Armenian Community
3. The French Occupation in Cilicia and the Turkish-Armenian War in the Causcaus
4. The Transformation of the Armenian Political Position
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1], History [HB]