Remembrance: Armenians In Ottoman Empire
Remembrance: Armenians In Ottoman EmpireArmenian people or Armenians (Armenian: հայեր, hayer) are a nation and ethnic group native to the Caucasus and the Armenian Highland.
Because of wide-ranging and long-lasting diaspora, an estimated total of 3 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry live outside of Armenia. As a result of the Armenian genocide, a large number of survivors fled to many countries throughout the world, most notably in Russia, United States, France, Iran, Georgia and other parts of Europe..Christianity began to spread in Armenia soon after Jesus's death, due to the efforts of two of his apostles, St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew In the early 3rd century, Arsacid Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
Most Armenians adhere to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a Non-Chalcedonian church.Armenian is an ancient Indo-European language, which is not affiliated with any of the Indo-European language family's language groups. Armenians speak two mutually intelligible and written dialects of their language: Eastern Armenian (spoken mainly in Armenia, Iran and the former Soviet republics) and Western Armenian (spoken primarily in the Armenian diaspora).
The unique Armenian Alphabet was invented in 406 AD by the medieval scholar and evangelizer Mesrob Mashtots.
Armenians lived in all the major cities of the Ottoman Empire till 1915, Van, Bitlis, Erzerum, Kharpert, Sivas, Trebizond, Konya, Kayseri, Adana, Izmir, Bursa, Edirne, and many others. By 1923 the Armenian population of Turkey had been reduced to those living in Constantinople. Armenians had participated in all aspects of Ottoman life and had made major contributions to Turkish commerce, industry, architecture, and even music.
These anonymous photos (below) reflect Armenian's life and culture in Minor Asia early 1900s.
Remembrance: Armenians In Ottoman EmpireArmenian people or Armenians (Armenian: հայեր, hayer) are a nation and ethnic group native to the Caucasus and the Armenian Highland.
Because of wide-ranging and long-lasting diaspora, an estimated total of 3 million people of full or partial Armenian ancestry live outside of Armenia. As a result of the Armenian genocide, a large number of survivors fled to many countries throughout the world, most notably in Russia, United States, France, Iran, Georgia and other parts of Europe..Christianity began to spread in Armenia soon after Jesus's death, due to the efforts of two of his apostles, St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew In the early 3rd century, Arsacid Armenia became the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion.
Most Armenians adhere to the Armenian Apostolic Church, a Non-Chalcedonian church.Armenian is an ancient Indo-European language, which is not affiliated with any of the Indo-European language family's language groups. Armenians speak two mutually intelligible and written dialects of their language: Eastern Armenian (spoken mainly in Armenia, Iran and the former Soviet republics) and Western Armenian (spoken primarily in the Armenian diaspora).
The unique Armenian Alphabet was invented in 406 AD by the medieval scholar and evangelizer Mesrob Mashtots.
Armenians lived in all the major cities of the Ottoman Empire till 1915, Van, Bitlis, Erzerum, Kharpert, Sivas, Trebizond, Konya, Kayseri, Adana, Izmir, Bursa, Edirne, and many others. By 1923 the Armenian population of Turkey had been reduced to those living in Constantinople. Armenians had participated in all aspects of Ottoman life and had made major contributions to Turkish commerce, industry, architecture, and even music.
These anonymous photos (below) reflect Armenian's life and culture in Minor Asia early 1900s.
