Armenians in Ottoman Empire
13-19th Century Anthology

WALTHAM, MA.- How did Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Leonhart Rauwolff, John Cartwright, George Sandys, Tavernier, Tournefort, Evlia Chelebi, Aaron Hill, Mary Wortley Montagu, Ubicini, Robert Curzon, the Duke of Argyll, Clara Barton, and one hundred eighty other travelers and men and women of letters describe Armenian and the Armenians during the past seven centuries? Is it true that Armenians were privileged in the Ottoman Empire? Was the Ottoman Empire one of the most tolerant rules, as Turks claim today? What did happen to the towns of Kharpert, Dikranagerd, Van, Aintab, Marash, and others, along with their Armenian inhabitants? Who was responsible for the 1895-96 massacres in the Armenian provinces and Constantinople?

Dr. Vatche Ghazarian's new book, "Armenians in the Ottoman Empire: An Anthology of Transformation 13th-19th Centuries," put out by Mayreni Publishing of Waltham, MA, answers these and other questions.

Realized through a generous grant by the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund, this 864 page, 7x10 hard cover work is an anthology of two hundred excerpts from one hundred ninety-four non-Armenian authors (mainly travelers) who wrote about the Armenians in Armenia, Cilicia, and Asia Minor.

The accounts clearly demonstrate that from 1245 through 1900 Armenians living in their own homeland were subjected to deportation, religious and cultural conversion, persecutions, and massacres. As a result, the Armenian homeland was transformed into a Turkish land, and the character of the Armenian people was distorted.

Almost forty maps and photos are included in the anthology, as well as an alphabetical list of authors, a chronological table of events, a glossary, and geographical and subject indexes. All are designed to help the reader use this encyclopedic volume.

The story of transformation and paradox told is unique in its use of third party first hand accounts. "The Armenians in the Ottoman Empire" furnishes the academic and lay communities with new insight into the Turkish government's efforts to convince the world community that Ottoman rule was the most tolerant of rules.

The accounts paint a broad canvas of Armenian life during the six centuries. The reader will find detailed information on the social life, religious beliefs, customs, and character of the people.

Mayreni Publishing publishes books related to Armenian history and culture. Last year, Mayreni published two books translated and edited by Dr. Vatche Ghazarian. The first, "Boghos Nubar's Papers and the Armenian Question 1915-1918" is a 496 page collection of 242 documents that, for the first time, make available the negotiations of the President of the Armenian National Delegation with prominent British, French, Russian, and other diplomats during World War I. The second is a book that honors and portrays a village in Turkey that no longer exists: "A Village Remembered: The Armenians of Habousi."

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