Research professor at the Turkish History Council in Ankara, Turkey.

relevant publications

• The Ottoman Army 1914-1918 Disease & Death on the Battlefield (May 2008)
  

Source : The Ottoman Army 1914-1918 Disease & Death on the Battlefield (May 2008)

"In 1915, during the first year of the war, the number of Ottoman Armenians subjected to deportation due to security reasons was 500,000 whereas the Russian Armenians who took advantage of the Russian invasion of East Anatolia forced 1 million Muslims to flee from Caucasus and East Anatolia forced 1 million Muslims to flee from the Caucasus and East Anatolia to safer areas in central Anatolia."
P.125

"In the spring of 1915, the Ottoman government used its constitutional powers and decided on the relocation of some of its Armenian subjects to Syria.” “Deaths” occurring in 1915 started after the "victims" were sent into exile, many of whom lost their lives from starvation and disease."  P.136

"Another nuance that needs to be taken into account is the fact that a considerable portion of the Armenians subjected to deportation by the Ottoman government during the Great War consisted of individuals who had joined foreign armies as "volunteers", in particular the Russian Army. In addition, a large number of Ottoman Armenians are found to have migrated to other countries and become citizens of those countries." P.137