Armenians in Turkey

Armenians in Turkey (; , romanized: Hayery T’urk’iayum; "Turkish Armenians"), are ethnic Armenians living in Turkey. 

They have an estimated population of 50,000 to 70,000, down from a population of over 2 million Armenians between the years 1914 and 1921. Until the Armenian genocide of 1915, most of the Armenian population of Turkey lived in the eastern parts of the country that Armenians call Western Armenia. Today, the overwhelming majority of Turkish Armenians are concentrated in Istanbul. 

They support their own newspapers, churches and schools, and the majority belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church and a minority of Armenians in Turkey belong to the Armenian Catholic Church or to the Armenian Evangelical Church.

Geographical distribution
 Istanbul 

Of the 60,000 Christian Armenians living in Turkey, 45,000 live in Istanbul."Foreign Ministry: 89,000 minorities live in Turkey". Today's Zaman. "The Foreign Ministry has prepared a report identifying the number of minorities living in Turkey and their houses of worship. According to the report, Turkey hosts 89,000 minorities, including 60,000 Armenians, 25,000 Jews and 3,000 to 4,000 Greeks. Containing detailed statistics about the minority groups in Turkey, the report reveals that 45,000 of approximately 60,000 Armenians reside in İstanbul." Today, in the Kumkapı quarter in Fatih, Istanbul, the various churches Armenian, Greek Orthodox and Syriac as well as the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey. In some ways, the quarter has even regained its reputation as an Armenian quarter. Yet, the majority of Armenians residing in Kumkapı today are immigrants from Armenia, while of the original Armenian population, only a few individuals still call Kumkapı their home."Managing the difficult balance between tourism and authenticity: Kumkapı". Hürriyet Daily News. "Today, the various churches Armenian, Greek Orthodox and Syriac as well as the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, which are situated in Kumkapı, immediately remind the visitor of this multi-ethnic past. In some ways, the quarter has even regained its reputation as an Armenian quarter. Yet, the majority of Armenians residing in Kumkapı today are immigrants from Armenia, while of the original Armenian population, only a few individuals still call Kumkapı their home." The Armenian population in Turkey, which makes up the largest Christian community in the country, "resembles an iceberg melting in the sea" with its some 60,000 members, the newly elected Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Istanbul has said."Armenian population of Turkey dwindling rapidly: Patriarch". Hürriyet Daily News. "The Armenian population in Turkey, which makes up the largest Christian community in the country, “resembles an iceberg melting in the sea” with its some 60,000 members, the newly elected Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Istanbul has said." At present, the Armenian community in Istanbul has 20 schools (including the Getronagan Armenian High School), 17 cultural and social organizations, three newspapers (Agos, Jamanak, Marmara), two sports clubs (Şişlispor, Taksimspor). 

 Dersim 
According to Mihran Prgiç Gültekin, the head of the Union of Dersim Armenians, around 75% of the population in villages of Dersim are "converted Armenians.""Mihran Gultekin: Dersim Armenians Re-Discovering Their Ancestral Roots". Massis Post. "75 percent of Dersim population is converted Armenians, founder of “Union of Dersim Armenians” Mihran Gultekin told reporters in Yerevan (Dersim is a region of eastern Turkey, which includes Tunceli Province, Elazig Province, and Bingöl Province).""Documentary on Islamized Armenians of Dersim Screened at Columbia University". Armenian Weekly. "Mihran Prgiç Gültekin, the head of the Union of Dersim Armenians, estimates that about 75% of the village’s population are “converted Armenians." The greater part of hidden Armenians of Dersim, according Gultekin, is afraid that the nationalist regime may be back and may repress them. Currently over 200 families have announce their Armenian descent in Dersim, Gultekin said."Mihran Gultekin: Dersim Armenians Re-Discovering Their Ancestral Roots". Massis Post. "The greater part of hidden Armenians of Dersim, according Gultekin, is afraid that the nationalist regime may be back and may repress them. Currently over 200 families have announce their Armenian descent in Dersim, Gultekin said." In April 2013, Aram Ateşyan, the acting Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul, stated maybe that 90% of Tunceli (Dersim)'s population is of Armenian origin."Tunceli'nin yüzde 90'ı dönme Ermeni'dir". İnternet Haber. "Erkam Tufan, “Tunceli civarında çok fazla sayıda Kripto Ermeni olduğu söyleniyor bu doğru mudur?” şeklindeki sorusuna Ateşyan şu yanıtı verdi: [...] “Doğrudur Tunceli'nin yüzde 90'ı belki dönme Ermeni'dir. Neden derseniz 30 yaşlarında bir çocuk geldi bana ve ''benim köküm Ermeni'' dedi. ''Ben dönmek istiyorum'' dedi. Ben de ''ispatla dedim'' ispatlayamadı, kabul etmedim. Ama inatla gitti geldi, vazgeçmedi. Gitti, geldi rahatsız etti beni, daha sonra babası aradı. Beyefendi dedi ''ben belediye çalışıyorum emekli olayım bende İstanbul'a gelip döneceğim. Buradaki halkın yüzde 90'ı Ermeni'dir, lütfen kabul et'' dedi. Bende kabul ettim ders aldı, vaftiz oldu, kilisemizin üyesi oldu.”" In 2015, a group of citizens in Dersim (Tunceli) established the Dersim Armenians and Alevis Friendship Association (DERADOST). The opening ceremony of the association was attended by Hüseyin Tunç, then Deputy Mayor of Tunceli, Yusuf Cengiz, President of Tunceli Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representatives of non-governmental organisations and some citizens."Tunceli'de Ermeni ve Alevi dostluk derneği kurdu". Hürriyet. "Tunceli'de bir grup vatandaş, Dersimli Ermeniler ve Aleviler Dostluk Derneği (DERADOST) kurdu. Moğultay Mahallesi Ata Sokak’taki bir iş hanında kurulan derneğin açılışına Tunceli Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı Hüseyin Tunç, Tunceli Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası Başkanı Yusuf Cengiz, sivil toplum kuruluşu temsilcileri ile bazı vatandaşlar katıldı.""Tunceli'de Ermeni ve Alevi Dostluk Derneği Kurdu". Haberler. "Tunceli'de bir grup vatandaş, Dersimli Ermeniler ve Aleviler Dostluk Derneği (DERADOST) kurdu. Moğultay Mahallesi Ata Sokak'taki bir iş hanında kurulan derneğin açılışına Tunceli Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı Hüseyin Tunç, Tunceli Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası Başkanı Yusuf Cengiz, sivil toplum kuruluşu temsilcileri ile bazı vatandaşlar katıldı." On the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, president of the association Serkan Sariataş said that the state should face its past history as soon as possible."DERADOST başkanından Erdoğan ile Davutoğlu'na Ermeni Soykırımı çağrısı". Ermeni Haber Ajansı. "Ermeni Soykırımı'nın 100. yılında Dersimli Ermeniler ve Aleviler Dostluk Derneği (DERADOST) Başkanı Serkan Sariataş, devletin bir an önce geçmiş tarihiyle yüzleşmesi gerektiğini söyledi." In 2015, 12 crypto-Armenians from Dersim baptized in Istanbul."12 crypto-Armenians from Dersim baptized in Istanbul". Hürriyet Daily News. "Twelve Armenians from Dersim, an older name of the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli, were baptized in an Armenian church in Istanbul on May 9, daily Agos has reported." The districts of Mazgirt, Nazımiye and Çemişgezek had a large Armenian population during the Ottoman period. A large part of this population must have been deported out of Anatolia with the deportation order of 1915. It is likely that the remaining population migrated to Western Anatolia. Through the 20th century, an many of Armenians living in the mountainous region of Dersim had converted to Alevism. During the Armenian genocide, many of the Armenians in the region were saved by their Kurdish neighbors.

 Muş 
Armenian population in Muş Sanjak, 1914% ArmenianKazaTotal populationArmenian populationMuş66,57035,78653.75%Bulanık31,03414,66247.24%Sasun13,9596,50546.60%Malazgirt35,3674,43812.54%Varto16,5291,99012.03%Muş Sanjak163,45960,68237.12%
In 2014, Armenians from Muş established an association. Daron Moush Armenians Solidarity Social Tourism Association made an official application after the formation of a board of seven members. The association, which started its activities in Muş and started accepting members, elected its president next week."Muş Ermenileri derneklerine kavuştu". Agos. "Sasonlular, Sivaslılar, Malatyalılar ve Dersimlilerden sonra Muşlu Ermeniler de bir dernek kurdu. Daron Muş Ermenileri Dayanışma Sosyal Turizm Derneği, yedi kişilik yönetim kurulunun oluşmasının ardından resmi başvuruda bulundu. Muş’ta faaliyetlerine ve üye kabul etmeye başlayan dernek, önümüzdeki hafta başkanını seçecek." Speaking at the foundation ceremony of the Daron Muş Armenians Solidarity, Social and Tourism Association, board member Armen Galustyan said, "Regardless of religion, Armenianism is a race, a nation, just like the Turks, Kurds and Arabs. Armenianhood is not an enmity.""Muş'ta Ermeni derneği açıldı". Hürriyet. "Muş’ta Daron Muş Ermeniler Dayanışma, Sosyal ve Turizm Derneği’nin kuruluş töreninde konuşan yönetim kurulu üyesi Armen Galustyan, “Dini ne olursa olsun Ermenilik de Türk gibi, Kürt gibi, Arap gibi bir ırktır, bir millettir. Ermenilik bir düşmanlık değildir” dedi.""Muş'ta Ermeni derneği açıldı". Haberler. "Muş’ta Daron Muş Ermeniler Dayanışma, Sosyal ve Turizm Derneği’nin kuruluş töreninde konuşan yönetim kurulu üyesi Armen Galustyan, “Dini ne olursa olsun Ermenilik de Türk gibi, Kürt gibi, Arap gibi bir ırktır, bir millettir. Ermenilik bir düşmanlık değildir” dedi."

 Hatay 
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vakifli_church-DCP_8791_25p.jpg|thumb|Vakıflı the only remaining Armenian village in Hatay.
Vakıflı, located in the Samandağ district of Hatay province of Turkey, is the only Armenian village in Turkey with a population of 100 people, all of whom are Armenians. The entire village population is Armenian."Türkiye'deki tek Ermeni köyü: Vakıflı". Ermeni Haber Ajansı. "Türkiye'nin Hatay ilinin Samandağ ilçesinde bulunan ve 160 kişilik nüfusunun tamamı Ermenilerden oluşan Vakıflı, Türkiye'deki tek Ermeni köyü. [...] Köyü, diğer köylerden ayıran nokta ise köy ahalisinin tamamının Ermenilerden oluşması." 

 Rize 
The Hemshin people, also known as Hemshinli or Hamshenis or Homshetsi, are an numerically small group of Sunni Muslim Armenians who had been converted from Christianity in the beginning of the 18th century who are affiliated with the Hemşin and Çamlıhemşin districts in the province of Rize, Turkey. They are Armenian in origin, and were originally Christian and members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, but over the centuries evolved into a distinct ethnic group and converted to Sunni Islam after the conquest of the Ottomans of the region during the second half of the 15th century. 

 Batman 
Sason

An Armenian minority may still live in Sason (according to an estimate which was made in 1972, about 6,000 Armenian villagers were still living in the region).

 Culture 

 Language 

Most Armenians in Turkey speak Turkish, not Armenian, and this rate rises to 92 percent among young people."Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan publishes book “Review of Istanbul’s Armenian community history”". Panorama. "According to Melkonyan, Turkey’s Armenian community faces educational problem; the number of Armenian schools decreases year by year. This number has fallen from 47 to 16 with 3000 Armenian students. The expert said that only 18 percent of Armenian community speaks Armenian, the rest Armenians are Turkish-speaking. 92 percent young people is Turkish-speaking." On 21 February 2009, International Mother Language Day, a new edition of the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger was released by UNESCO in which the [Western] Armenian language in Turkey was defined as a definitely endangered language, Also, Hamsheni, a branch of Western Armenian, was classified separately language."UNESCO: Türkiye'de 15 Dil Tehlikede". Bianet. "Kesinlikle tehlikede olanlar: Abazaca, Hemşince, Lazca, Pontus Yunancası, Çingene dilleri (Atlasta yalnızca Romani bulunuyor), Süryanice'ye benzeyen Suret (atlasa göre Türkiye'de konuşan kalmadı; konuşanların çoğu göçle başka ülkelere gitti) ve Ermenice.""Dünya nüfusunun yüzde 40'ı ana dilinde eğitimden yoksun: Türkiye'de 15 dil yok oluyor". Euronews. "Açıkça tehlikede: Abazaca, Hemşince, Lazca, Pontus Yunancası, Çingene dilleri, Süryaniceye benzeyen Suret, Batı Ermenicesi". Some Muslim Hamshenis, influenced by the fact that the Homshetsi dialect of Armenian is preserved as the spoken language in their circles, accept the fact that they are of Armenian origin. However, Hamshenis in Rize have mostly forgotten their mother tongue and they speak Turkish."Kimdir Bu Hemşinliler?". Bianet. "Söz konusu ilçelerdeki Hem­şin­lilerin bir bölümü, çevrelerinde konuşma dili olarak Ermenice’nin Hamşen lehçesinin korunuyor olmasından etkilenerek, Ermeni kökenli oldukları gerçeğini kabulleniyor. Bu kabullenişin kaynağında, Hopa ve Borçka ilçelerinde Hemşinliler arasında Marksist ve ateist fikirlerin yaygın olması, Türk İslam etkisine karşı yerel kültürünü savunma işlevi de gördüğünü düşünüyorum. [...] Hopalı Hemşinliler’den farklı olarak, ana dilini unutarak Türkçeyi benimseyen Rizeli Hemşinliler için durum tamamen farklı. Çünkü burada Türkleşmenin izleri çok daha derin." 

The Armenian-speaking population in Turkey according to censuses
YearTotal Armenian speakers%NoteL1L2192767,7450.50%67,745193567,3810.42%57,5999,782194560,0820.32%47,72812,354195062,0980.30%52,7769,322195562,3190.26%56,2356,084196072,2000.26%52,75619,444196555,3540.18%33,09422,260

 Music 
Music culture especially developed among the Hamshenis. The first music album made by Homshetsi dialect is Vova, which consists of anonymous folk music."Alt kimlik dertleri yok alt tarafı müzik yapıyorlar". Zaman Pazar. "Türkiyede ve dünyada ilk Hemşince albüm olma özelliği taşıyan Vova, Ada Müzikin başarılı bir çalışması.""Damardan Hemşin Ezgileri: VOVA". NTV Türkçe. "Dünyadaki, tamamı anonim Hemşin ezgilerinden oluşan ve Hemşince söylenmiş ilk müzik albümü olan ‘Vova’da, Hikmet Akçiçek tarafından Hopa Hemşinlileri’nden derlenen Hemşince ve Türkçe söylenmiş 10 türkü; biri Hemşin horonu olmak üzere Karadeniz kavalı ile çalınmış 3 ezgiden oluşan toplam 13 eser yer alıyor. Albüm, bir Ada Müzik yapımı." The national Hamsheni instruments include tulum, şimşir kaval or the Hamshna-Zurna. Komitas, Rober Hatemo, Hayko Cepkin, Yaşar Kurt, Cem Karaca (half-Armenian), Udi Hrant Kenkulian can be given as an example to many Armenians working on Turkish and Armenian music.    

 Cinema and acting 
In movie acting, special mention should be made of Vahi Öz who appeared in countless movies from the 1940s until the late 1960s, Sami Hazinses (real name Samuel Agop Uluçyan) who appeared in tens of Turkish movies from the 1950s until the 1990s and Nubar Terziyan who appeared in more than 400 movies. Movie actor and director Kenan Pars (real name Kirkor Cezveciyan) and theatre and film actress Irma Felekyan (aka Toto Karaca), who was mother of Cem Karaca.

 Assimilation and Armenian place names 
Although the Armenian place names in Turkey are mostly changed, some names are used officially today.
It estimated that 3,600 Armenian geographical locations have been changed and changed Armenian place names make up 8.8% of place names in Turkey.

Some province, district and place names of Armenian origin

Rize 
 Ardeşen, from Armenian Ardaşén means "fieldvillage".
 Hemşin, from Armenian Hamamaşén/Hamşén means "Hamam's village". Çamlıhemşin is a combination of the Turkish word Çamlı and the Armenian word. 
Diyarbakır 
 Çermik, from Armenian Çermuk means "spa" .
Elâzığ 
 Keban, from Armenian Gaban means "passage". 
Ağrı
 Patnos, from Armenian Patnots maybe means "surrounded" or "fenced".

Muş

 Varto, it was recorded in 1554 as Varto kavar, which means "Vart's district" in Armenian. Varto is probably related to the Armenian personal name Vartan. 
 Malazgirt, from Armenian Manavazagerd/Manazgerd means "Manavaz's fortress". 

Şanlıurfa

 Siverek, from Armenian Seraverag means "black ruins".
Tunceli 

 Pertek, from Armenian Pertag means "small castle".
 Mazgirt, from Armenian Medzgerd means "great fortress".

Malatya 

 Arguvan, from Armenian Arkavan means "king's city/village".
Province names of Armenian origin

 Erzincan, from Armenian Erizagan means "Belonging to Erez", "from Erez".
 Bayburt, from Armenian Baberd, berd means "castle", but the structure of the compound is doubtful.

 Demographics 
On the eve of the World War I there were estimated between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 Armenians in the Ottoman Empire however, according to the 1914 Ottoman census, this figure is only 1,229,007, of which 1,161,169 "Armenians" and 67,838 "Armenian Catholics". Estimates of the Armenian population in Turkey today range from 50,000 to 70,000, but these number not include secret and Islamized Armenians, with population estimates ranging from 80,000 to 300,000. In 1987, Suren Eremian on Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia says 180,000 Armenians live in Turkey with more than forcibly 1,000,000 "Muslimized" Armenians. Keith David Watenpaugh says about this:

 Armenian population in Ottoman Empire according to censuses 
YearTotal population%Notes1881/82–18931,001,4655.75%1,001,465 "Armenians" of 463,011 female and 538,454 male, not including Armenian Catholics.1906/71,120,7485.36%1,031,708 "Armenians" of 547,526 male and 484,182 female, 89,040 "Armenian Catholics" of 47,991 male and 41,049 female.19141,229,0076.63%1,161,169 "Armenians", 67,838 "Armenian Catholics".

1914 census by vilayets
Armenians were found especially in the east of the Ottoman Empire, there were significant Armenian diasporas in Western Anatolia. 
VilayetArmenian population%Bitlis117,49226.85%Van67,79226.16%Erzurum134,37716.47%Mamuret-ul-Aziz79,82114.83%Adana52,65012.80%Sivas147,09912.57%Diyarbekir65,85010.62%Hüdâvendigar 60,1999,76%Constantinople 82,8809.10%Angora51,5765.40%Trabzon 38,8993.46%Adrianople19,7733.13%Konya12,9711.64%Aydın20,2871.26%Kastamonu 8,9591.16%Other 271,382border|25x25px Ottoman Empire 1,229,0076.63%

 1906/7 census by vilayets 
VilayetArmenian population%Van64,10839.63%Bitlis 95,39332.04%Erzurum116,18017.19%Mamuret-ul-Aziz 67,52214.26%Diyarbekir 52,01313.24%Sivas147,35612,33%Adana50,3409.98%Angora97,9208.46%Hüdâvendigar 80,1534.73%Trabzon51,4833.83%Aydın19,0451.10%Other279,235border|25x25px Ottoman Empire 1,120,7485.36%

 Notable people 
List of Armenians born or originating in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire

The persons on the list are classified into three separate categories: 

 Christian Armenian
 Muslim Armenian 
 Hamsheni (also Muslim Armenians)

 Politicians 

 Hagop Kazazian Pasha (1836–1891) Christian Armenian, minister of finance and privy treasury in Ottoman Empire
 Gabriel Noradunkyan (1852–1936) Christian Armenian, minister of trade and foreign affairs in Ottoman Empire 
 Armen Garo (1872–1923) Christian Armenian, activist and politician, was leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation for more than two decades
 Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020) Hamsheni, politician who served in ministerial positions such as the prime minister, minister of culture and tourism, the minister of state and deputy prime minister
 Mekertich Portukalian (1848–1921) Christian Armenian, liberal politician, teacher and journalist founder of Armenakan Party
 Garo Paylan (b. 1972) Christian Armenian, politician and member of parliament  
 Murat Karayalçın (b. 1943) Hamsheni, politician who served as minister of foreign affairs, deputy prime minister, mayor of Ankara and the founder of the SHP
 Selina Özuzun Doğan (b. 1977) Christian Armenian, politician and member of parliament
 Alper Taş (b. 1967)  Hamsheni, socialist politician and former leader of Left Party
 Markar Esayan (1969–2020) half Christian Armenian, politician and member of parliament
 Krikor Zohrab (1861–1915) Christian Armenian, politician, influential writer and lawyer

 Popular culture 

 Diran Kelekian (1862–1915) Christian Armenian, journalist and professor
 Khachatur Malumian (1863–1915) Christian Armenian, journalist and political activist
 Bîmen Dergazaryan (1873–1943) Christian Armenian, composer and lyricist
 Komitas Vardapet (1869–1935) Christian Armenian, priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer and choirmaster who is considered the founder of the Armenian national school of music
 Rupen Zartarian (1874–1915) Christian Armenian, writer, educator and political activist
 Bedros Keresteciyan (1840–1909) Christian Armenian, journalist, translator, and writer of the first etymology dictionary of the Turkish language
 Daniel Varoujan (1884–1915) Christian Armenian, notable poet
 Yervant Odian (1869–1926) Christian Armenian, satirist, journalist and playwright
 Krikor Torosian (1884–1915) Christian Armenian, satirical writer, journalist and publisher
 Güllü Agop (1840–1902) Christian Armenian, actor, founder of modern Turkish theatre
 Armen Dorian (1892–1915) Christian Armenian, poet, teacher and editor
 Ruben Sevak (1886–1915) Christian Armenian, poet, prose-writer and doctor
 Hagop Baronian (1843–1891) Christian Armenian, writer, playwright, journalist and educator
 Rober Hatemo (b. 1974) Christian Armenian, singer
 Özcan Alper (b. 1975) Hamsheni, director and screenwriter 
 Şahan Arzruni (b. 1943) Christian Armenian, pianist
 Zahrad (1924–2007) Christian Armenian, promient poet
 Hrant Dink (1954–2007) Christian Armenian, former editor of the weekly Agos
 Ruhi Su (1912–1985) Muslim Armenian, opera singer, folk singer and saz virtuoso
 Nubar Terziyan (1909–1994) Christian Armenian, promient actor
 Adile Naşit (1930–1987) actress, partial Christian Armenian descent
 Hayko Cepkin (b. 1978) Christian Armenian, musician
 Ara Güler (1928–2018) Christian Armenian, journalist, photojournalist and writer 
 Aydoğan Topal (b. 1982) half Hamsheni, singer
 Sami Hazinses (1925–2002) Christian Armenian, film actor, composer and lyricist 
 Cem Karaca (1945–2004) half Christian Armenian, rock musician
 Kamer Sadık (1911–1986) Christian Armenian, cinema actor
 Behçet Gülas (b. 1975) Hamsheni, musician and singer
 Danyal Topatan (1916–1975) Christian Armenian, theater and television actor
 Fedon (b. 1946) half Christian Armenian, singer, tavern music commentator 
 Jaklin Çarkçı (b. 1958) Christian Armenian, mezzo-soprano
 Masis Aram Gözbek (b. 1987) Christian Armenian, conductor of Bosphorus Jazz Choir
 Sevan Nişanyan (b. 1956) writer and linguist, an atheist but Christian Armenian origin
 Kenan Pars (1920–2008) Christian Armenian, promient actor

 Armenian fedayis and millitary leaders 

 Hampartsoum Boyadjian (1860–1915) Christian Armenian, Hunchakian fedayi
 Arabo (1863–1893) Christian Armenian, Dashnak fedayi 
 Armenak Yekarian (1870–1926) Christian Armenian, Armenakan fedayi 
 Kevork Chavush (1870–1907) Christian Armenian, Dashnak fedayi
 Sebastatsi Murad (1874—1918) Christian Armenian, Hunchakian fedayi
 Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927) Christian Armenian, Dashnak fedayi, national hero
Other millitary

 Cihan Alptekin (1947–1972) Hamsheni, militant, revolutionary, political activist who was leader of left-wing organisations such as People's Liberation Army of Turkey and Revolutionary Youth Federation of Turkey
 Sarkis Torosyan (1891–1954) Christian Armenian, captain who awarded with a medal by Enver Pasha, however, later changed sides and joined the struggle against the Ottomans

 Other 

 Daron Acemoglu (b. 1967) Christian Armenian, economist, winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal
 Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) Christian Armenian, businessman and philanthropist who was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul

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