Armenian Casualties of Deportations

Armenian casualties of deportations, part of World War I casualties, only cover a subset of Ottoman Armenian casualties during the Tehcir (deportation) activities of the Ottoman Empire under the Tehcir Law May 27, 1915, February 8-1916 what is known as Armenian genocide. The death toll of Armenians during this period is controversial. Most historians claim the size of this process is the proof of statewide activity in terminating the Armenian people, which is categorized as the state organized genocide.

The Armenians who were displaced by the Tehcir (deportation) process was only a subset of the total Armenian population in Anatolia. Even though the exact number of Armenians living in Anatolia (see: Ottoman Armenian population) is a very controversial topic, the Ottoman records were much more clear of this period because of regulation of the enforcement, which demanded that there would be three copies of information, one which will be kept in the regional churches, and one in the regional administration, and one will be kept by the commission responsible of the execution of the law. The second (regional administration) and third party (commission responsible) of this law were held responsible for the protection of the properties until the immigrants return. Also there are American Relief Committee reports about the deportees.