Cevizlidere, Muş
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Cevizlidere ((), ) is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
Muş District Muş District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Muş.
of
Muş Province Muş Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the east Anatolia region of Turkey (Türkiye). Its area is 8,718 km2, and its population is 399,202 (2022), down from 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş. Ano ...
in Turkey. The village is populated by
Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
and had a population of 343 in 2022. It was formerly populated by
Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
and attacked by Ottoman forces in 1894 where most of the population was massacred. From 1994 on, the village was depopulated for a while by Turkish authorities during the
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.


History

The village was part of Sasun and mainly populated by
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Armenians. In mid-August 1894, many Armenians from the vicinity fled to Cevizlidere for safety as skirmishes were taking place with nomad Kurds who had been approached by Ottoman soldiers for support. Later that month, a Kurdish ally named Khushman Agha warned the locals of an attack by Ottoman forces and many women and children fled to the mountains, while others took up weapons to defend the village. Days later, Ottoman forces entered the village and set fire to one part of the village as the soldiers were instructed to kill anyone. By the end of September, most of the villagers were murdered and
Zeki Pasha Zeki Pasha İzzettin Çalışlar, ''On yıllık savaşın günlüğü: Balkan, Birinci Dünya ve İstiklal Savaşları'', Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1997, (; 1862–1943), known as Mehmet Zeki Baraz Kolaç Kılıçoğlu after the 1934 Surname La ...
ultimately ordered the end of the violence. Ultimately, around two thousand locals, including women and children, had been murdered. A European delegation visited the village in 1895 and stated that 120 houses had been destroyed by fire and that the living condition was miserable with the only shelter being makeshift huts. The Armenian population was reported to be 884 individuals in 129 households in 1902, and 1,030 individuals in 143 households, in 1909.


Population

Historic population figures of the village:


See also

* 1894 Sasun rebellion


References

Villages in Muş District Kurdish settlements in Muş Province Former Armenian communities in Muş Province {{Muş-geo-stub