Georgian muhajirs were privy to mass killings of Armenians and Greeks in Ottoman Empire
Georgian muhajirs were privy to mass killings of Armenians and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, a Turkish historian said at "Georgian Muslims and the Ottoman Empire. The end of the 19th - the beginning of the 20th centuries" conference in Tbilisi.
"Leader of Georgian Muslims Ali-Pasha Tavgerizade was involved in forming armed groupings," Oktay Özel said in his report titled "The emigration of the Muslim population of Adjara to Anatolia and the Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-78."
Touching on relations between Georgian Muslims and Christians in Asia Minor, Dr Ozel said that Georgian Muslims were privy to mass killing of Armenians and Greeks in Ottoman Empire. "It's hard to say when Georgians were fulfilling the orders of the Ottoman government and when they were driven by their bellicose spirit but they were killing along with Cherkess and other muhajirs. Most likely, they wanted to demonstrate their loyalty to the Sultan," he said.
"Leader of Georgian Muslims Ali-Pasha Tavgerizade was involved in forming armed groupings," Oktay Özel said in his report titled "The emigration of the Muslim population of Adjara to Anatolia and the Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-78."
Touching on relations between Georgian Muslims and Christians in Asia Minor, Dr Ozel said that Georgian Muslims were privy to mass killing of Armenians and Greeks in Ottoman Empire. "It's hard to say when Georgians were fulfilling the orders of the Ottoman government and when they were driven by their bellicose spirit but they were killing along with Cherkess and other muhajirs. Most likely, they wanted to demonstrate their loyalty to the Sultan," he said.
