Ottoman Armenian Population
The Ottoman Armenian presents some statistics of the Armenian population within the Ottoman Empire. Population size within the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1915 is a controversial topic. Most estimates by Western scholars range from 1.3 to 2.0 million.
Establishing the size of this population is very important in determining an accurate estimation of Armenian losses between 1915 and 1923 during the Armenian Genocide and what followed as the Turkish War of Independence.
Read more about Ottoman Armenian Population: 1893 - 1896 Ottoman Census, 1897 Russian Census, 1905–1906 Ottoman Census, 1912 Armenian Patriarchate, 1922 United Nations Census, Summary Table (Totals), Arguments of Armenian Population Controversy
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