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that the politicians had no other choice but to comply with the fait accompli. These military personnel, according to Tahsin himself, were under orders of the central government, and directly involved in the "cleansing" of the
Armenians around Erzurum. Meanwhile, in a coded telegram he sent to the central government on 24 May 1915, Tahsin stated that the Armenians were not a threat. He then attempted to spare women, children, and the elderly from deportation, but failed; the army commandment systematically deported all Armenians. Tahsin had to comply with the deportation orders, albeit reluctantly, so as to prevent harsher measures from occurring. Tahsin reportedly told
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Mahsusa had turned into a major power and they’d become involved in the war. The Army knew about it. Then there was another
Teskilat-ı Mahsusa, and that one had Bahaeddin Sakir’s signature on it. In other words, he was sending telegrams around as the head of the Teskilat-ı Mahsusa...Bahaeddin Sakir had a code. He’d communicate with the Sublime Porte and with the Ministry of the Interior with it. During the deportation he communicated with the Army as well. Bahaeddin Sakir had two different codes with which to communicate with both the Sublime Porte and the Ministry of War."
308:, was mobilized to kill Armenians. According to his testimony, when orders for deportation and massacre were issued by the Interior Ministry, he protested, saying the Armenians were blameless and that the local Armenian population was not staging a rebellion. He also pointed out that the Van rebellion would not have occurred if the Ottoman government had not provoked the Armenians. Tahsin also testified that he attempted to ensure the safety of the deportees within his jurisdiction. However, despite his efforts, many convoys were "destroyed" in the outskirts of the city.
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who displayed a degree of reluctance to apply the deportation orders because they were perfectly conscious of what these implied for the people involved." Kévorkian adds that Tahsin's reaction to the deportations demonstrates that the military authorities were enforcing the deportation orders, and
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Armenians I was in Erzurum ... The caravans which were subject to attacks and killings resulted from the actions of those who'd assembled under the name "Tes-ı Mahsusa." The Teskilat-ı Mahsusa was composed of two units. When I came back from Erzurum, the Teskilat-ı
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where he served as governor until 12 September 1916. He was then transferred to Syria and became the governor of the Syrian province. He resigned from this post on 18 June 1918, but was appointed governor of Syria again a few months later. However, when the
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