Naim Bey
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Naim Bey was allegedly an Ottoman
official, chief secretary of the Deportation Committee in Aleppo
. "The Committee was charged by the Central Government of Turkey with the official responsibly of deporting via Aleppo the uprooted Armenians with the ultimate aim of exterminating them." It is not clear if Naim Bey was an actual or a fictitious person.
, Naim Bey did not flee with the Turkish officials after the arrival of the British
at Aleppo, but remained, and in order to calm his deeply disturbed conscience handed to Andonian many official documents under his disposal received from the Central Government as regard the exterminations of the Armenians
. Andonian then arranged for publication in book form.
The Memoirs of Naim Bey was first published in London in 1920 with an introduction by Viscount Gladstone.
The telegrams printed in these memoirs state explicitly that the government had decided to annihilate all Armenians living in Turkey.
According to the book there were huge massacres after 1916: at Ras-ul-Ain, the present terminus of the Baghdad Railway
, where 70,000 were killed, and at Der-el-Zor, where 200,000 Armenians were slaughtered.
If authentic, the documents provided in Naim Bey's memoirs are clear evidence supporting the claim of Armenian Genocide
. Particularly incriminating are the telegrams of the wartime interior minister, Talaat Pasha. If authentic, they provide proof that Talaat Pasha gave explicit orders to kill all Turkish Armenians – men, women, and children.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
official, chief secretary of the Deportation Committee in Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
. "The Committee was charged by the Central Government of Turkey with the official responsibly of deporting via Aleppo the uprooted Armenians with the ultimate aim of exterminating them." It is not clear if Naim Bey was an actual or a fictitious person.
Allegations in The Memoirs of Naim Bey
According to A. AndonianAram Andonian
Aram Andonian was an Armenian journalist, historian and writer.In Istanbul Andonian edited "Luys" and "Dzaghik" Armenian journals and "Surhandak" newspaper. He was arrested by order of interior minister Talat Pasha of the Ottoman Empire on the eve of April 24, 1915 and joined Armenian notables...
, Naim Bey did not flee with the Turkish officials after the arrival of the British
United Kingdom
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at Aleppo, but remained, and in order to calm his deeply disturbed conscience handed to Andonian many official documents under his disposal received from the Central Government as regard the exterminations of the Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
. Andonian then arranged for publication in book form.
The Memoirs of Naim Bey was first published in London in 1920 with an introduction by Viscount Gladstone.
The telegrams printed in these memoirs state explicitly that the government had decided to annihilate all Armenians living in Turkey.
According to the book there were huge massacres after 1916: at Ras-ul-Ain, the present terminus of the Baghdad Railway
Baghdad Railway
The Baghdad Railway , was built from 1903 to 1940 to connect Berlin with the Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a line through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq....
, where 70,000 were killed, and at Der-el-Zor, where 200,000 Armenians were slaughtered.
If authentic, the documents provided in Naim Bey's memoirs are clear evidence supporting the claim of Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
. Particularly incriminating are the telegrams of the wartime interior minister, Talaat Pasha. If authentic, they provide proof that Talaat Pasha gave explicit orders to kill all Turkish Armenians – men, women, and children.