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'''Bedros Kapamajian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: {{lang|hy|Պետրոս Քափամաճեան}}) (1840 – 1912 in Van), was an [[Armenians in the Ottoman Empire|Armenian]] citizen of the [[Ottoman Empire]], a textile trader, and mayor of the town of [[Van, Turkey|Van]].<ref>By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.</ref> |
'''Bedros Kapamajian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: {{lang|hy|Պետրոս Քափամաճեան}}) (1840 – 1912 in Van), was an [[Armenians in the Ottoman Empire|Armenian]] citizen of the [[Ottoman Empire]], a textile trader, and mayor of the town of [[Van, Turkey|Van]].<ref>By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.</ref> |
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Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.<ref>BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.</ref> |
Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.<ref>BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.</ref> |
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The [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] (a.k.a ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.<ref>By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages</ref> |
The [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] (a.k.a. ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.<ref>By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages</ref> |
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According to Turkish sources, Kapamajian was executed with two gun shot wounds in the head by ARF leader [[Aram Manukian]] and his [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|ARF]] fellows in 1912.<ref>Hüseyin Çelik, ‘The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony’, in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period, pp. 91-92.</ref> |
According to Turkish sources, Kapamajian was executed with two gun shot wounds in the head by ARF leader [[Aram Manukian]] and his [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|ARF]] fellows in 1912.<ref>Hüseyin Çelik, ‘The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony’, in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period, pp. 91-92.</ref> |
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In his research, Turkish Historian Hasan Oktay states that the perpetrators of his murder were arrested and charged with "encouraging murder." However, the perpetrators were later released and murder charges were dropped, as the case was later highly politicized by ARF. |
In his research, Turkish Historian Hasan Oktay states that the perpetrators of his murder were arrested and charged with "encouraging murder." However, the perpetrators were later released and murder charges were dropped, as the case was later highly politicized by ARF.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oktay|first=Hasan|title=On the assassination of Van Mayor Kapamacıyan Efendi by the Tashnak Committee|url=http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,32707/on-the-assassination-of-van-mayor-kapamaciyan-efendi-by-.html|publisher=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism|accessdate=15 October 2013}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:24, 27 November 2016
Bedros Kapamajian (Armenian: Պետրոս Քափամաճեան) (1840 – 1912 in Van), was an Armenian citizen of the Ottoman Empire, a textile trader, and mayor of the town of Van.[1]
Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.[2]
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (a.k.a. ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.[3]
According to Turkish sources, Kapamajian was executed with two gun shot wounds in the head by ARF leader Aram Manukian and his ARF fellows in 1912.[4]
In his research, Turkish Historian Hasan Oktay states that the perpetrators of his murder were arrested and charged with "encouraging murder." However, the perpetrators were later released and murder charges were dropped, as the case was later highly politicized by ARF.[5]
References
- ^ By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.
- ^ BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.
- ^ By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages
- ^ Hüseyin Çelik, ‘The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony’, in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period, pp. 91-92.
- ^ Oktay, Hasan. "On the assassination of Van Mayor Kapamacıyan Efendi by the Tashnak Committee". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 15 October 2013.