Historical Facts in Turkish Armenian Relations

World War-I was a land grabbing effort among the imperialist powers of the time. The main prize was the vast lands belonging to the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire's defence in the Eastern Front is no different than its defence of the Gallipoli Peninsula in terms of security of all the peoples of the country. The Ottoman Empire put into force the relocation practice in order to prevent the Armenian rebellion, which in our time is symbolized by the date of April 24, 1915, which also happens to be one day prior to the British landing in Gallipoli. The Ottoman Government's relocation decree intended to stop the local residents from aiding and abetting the Armenian volunteers who were fighting in the Russian army against their country and while armed Armenian bands were killing defenceless Turkish/Muslim people of the area. The Relocation decision also solved the problems of logistic army communication lines and supply lines being cut-off from behind. Also, the Armenian gangs stabbed the Ottoman army in the back, disconnected the linkage between the eastern and western fronts, railway transportation and communication lines. The mutinous Armenians also instigated riots and horrifically tortured and massacred the Muslim women, elderly and children – similar to what would be considered ethnic cleansing in our day - while their young men were busy fighting ferocious battles in the front lines of the Ottoman Army. In these circumstances the decision of relocation was a compulsory war precaution.