Armenian Persecution, Adana Massacre,1909

Armenian Persecution, Adana Massacre,1909

Adana, street in Christian Quarter, aftermath of the Armenian massacres of 1909. The Adana massacre occurred in the Adana Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire in April 1909. A massacre of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Muslims in the city of Adana amidst the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 expanded to a series of anti-Armenian pogroms throughout the province. Reports estimated that the Adana Province massacres resulted in the deaths of as many as 20,000-30,000 Armenians. It was reported about 1,300 Assyrians were also killed during the massacres. Thousands of refugees filled the American embassy in Alexandretta, and a British warship and three French warships were was dispatched to its shores, and many Western consulates were besieged by Armenian refugees. The massacres were rooted in political, economic, and religious differences.

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