Latest posts
-
Vahe Achikian
The photo is of the Great Defender of Dalvorik valley Armenians around Mush, Serop Aghpouïre Pasha: he was the son of a noble well-to-do family, but because of his patriotic & idealistic conviction, he chose to take up arms to defend Mush Armenians from the wild Hamidiye Kurds and Turks who roamed the mountains of…
-
Vahe Achikian
Zeytun Ermeni Qalesi is what was referred to this fortified mansion atop the craggy hillock overlooking Zeytun town. It was built by an Armenian priest-architect by the name of Der Emmanuel in 1815, and was the residence of the Sourenian clan of Nazareth Agha Surenyan 1870’s through 1904. The Surenoglu Qale collapsed during a Cilician…
-
Vahe Achikian
Der Barthoghimeos ( Piskopos Partogimyos in Turkish ) was the Armenian “Aratchnort Hayr” of Firnus 1880’s through 1899. He valiantly participated in the 2nd Zeytun Uprising of 1895-1896 and fought side-by-side with Social Democrat Hunchakyan militant Armenian, Abah. Der Barthoghimeos had about 200 Firnuz Armenian fighters in his platoon in 1895-1896, mentioned by Baron Garapet…
-
Vahe Achikian
Hazor (Ghazor) Ishkhan Shovroghlian was one of the brave leaders of the 1st Zeytun Rebellion of 1862 against Aziz Pasha’s Ottoman Turkish brigade, along with Yenidünya Astvatzadour Pasha and Der Movses Khatchougentz of Zeytun. He was the Prince of Boz Bayir quarter of Zeytun, and was almost 80 years old in 1895 , according to…
-
Vahe Achikian
This was an illustration by German traveler/author Hugo Groethe in the early 1900’s in his published travel book on Asia Minor in 1908. The Zeytun Armenian warrior above is wearing the traditional village garb of Armenians of Zeytun Qaza (district) and has a Yemeni Hanchar (Dagger) on his right loin, and his rifle is a…
-
Vahe Achikian
Nazareth Aga Surenoglu { Surenian Ishkhan Nazareth } was the Ishkhan or Kojabashi of the Merkez Mahallesi [ Central Bazar District ] of Zeytun, also referred to as the Surenian Quarter or Merkez Tagh from 1871 to 1904. His princely clan lived in the historic Surenyan Qale fortress-mansion built in 1815 high atop a craggy…
-
Barry Dukes
Do you have any photos during this period of Van? Maybe the mid 1800’s to 1923. Barry
-
Vahe Achikian
This warrior’s name is Djellat or Cellad in Turkish. He was one of the fiercest freedom fighters amongst Zeytun’s insurgents during the 1895-1896 Rebellion. This was mentioned in Hunchakyan Party operative Garapet Aghassi’s ( Garapet Tour-Sarkissian) book “Zeïtoun: Depuis les origines jusqu’à l’insurrection de 1895” published in Paris 1897.
-
Vahe Achikian
Yenidünya Astvadzadour Pasha [ Astvadzadour Pasha Yenidünyayan ],1830-1899 was one of the four legendary Qodjabashi or Ishkhans of Zeytoun – his ruled quarter in Zeytoun was called Yuqari Mahallesi or Verin Tagh, also referred to as Yenidünya sector or Sourp Lousavoritch church community of Zeytoun. He was one of the 3 leaders/organizers of the first…