Talaat Pasha's report on the Armenian Genocide, 1917
By: by Ara Sarafian
Contributors: Talât Paşa, 1874-1921
Series: Gomidas Institute studies series; Gomidas Institute studies series
Publisher: Taderon Press by arrangement with the Gomidas Institute
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Armenian massacres, 1915-1923; Sources; Armenians; Relocation; History; Population transfers; Statistics; Forced migration; World War, 1914-1918; Atrocities; Genocide; Armenian diaspora; Armenian question; Ethnic relations
Work titles: Talât Paşa'nın evrak-ı metrûkesi
Description: The closest official Ottoman view we have of the Armenian Genocide. The report was undoubtedly prepared for Talaat Pasha and meant for his private use. It was not meant for publication and probably only survived because Talaat was assassinated in 1921 and his widow gave the report to a Turkish historian who eventually published it.  No such record has been released by Turkish archives to date, though the data presented in the 1917 report can be checked against the available Ottoman records and stands scrutiny.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.