The Effects Of The Yenikoy Treaty On The Armenians And The Russian-Armenian Collaboration In World War I
After the Ottoman Empire lost the first Balkan war, its situation changed drastically. All the weaknesses of the army and the administration came into notice. The issue of the Armenian reforms resulted in the interfering of the Great Powers in the empire’s internal affairs. With the Yenikoy treaty...
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| Language: | English |
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2015-06-01
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| Series: | Gazi Akademik Bakış |
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| Online Access: | http://www.gaziakademikbakis.com/index.php/gab/article/view/256/222 |
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| Summary: | After the Ottoman Empire lost the first Balkan war, its situation changed drastically. All the weaknesses
of the army and the administration came into notice. The issue of the Armenian reforms resulted in the
interfering of the Great Powers in the empire’s internal affairs. With the Yenikoy treaty signed between
Russia and the Ottoman Empire on February 9th, 1914, the reform demands of the Armenians were
met. After that treaty, though, it had been observed that the Armenians started losing allegiance to
the state and began arming themselves. Moreover, the Russian pressure on the Ottoman Empire also
increased. After the bursting out of the World War I, Armenians thought that they could gain independence
from the state with the help of Russia and the other Allied Powers. Therefore, Armenian National
Delegacy started recruiting Armenian volunteers to fight in the Russian army. These volunteers were
organized as separate units by the Russians. Their duties were to conduct intelligence duties for the Russians and opening the frontiers for the Russian army by performing guerilla wars. Armenians successfully
conducted their duties, which resulted in the retreatment of the Turkish army from lots of places,
even including Van. However, the Turkish army also put some effort in band activities. In this study,
both the effects of Russia and the other Allied Powers on the Armenians and their standpoints towards
the Ottoman Empire will be investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 1307-9778 |