The Armenians of Aintab
The Armenians of Aintab A Turk's discovery that Armenians once thrived in his hometown leads to a groundbreaking investigation into the local dynamics of genocide. The Armenian presence in Aintab,…
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The Armenians of Aintab
A Turk's discovery that Armenians once thrived in his hometown leads to a groundbreaking investigation into the local dynamics of genocide. The Armenian presence in Aintab, the city's name during the Ottoman period, had not only been destroyed--it had been replaced. mit Kurt, born and raised in Gaziantep, Turkey, was astonished to learn that his hometown once had a large and active Armenian community.
In particular, he examines the population that gained from ethnic cleansing. To every appearance, Gaziantep was a typical Turkish city.Kurt digs into the details of the Armenian dispossession that produced the homogeneously Turkish city in which he grew up. Records of land confiscation and population transfer demonstrate just how much new wealth became available when the prosperous Armenians--who were active in manufacturing, agricultural production, and trade--were
The Armenians of Aintab