According to Italian Professor Giovanni Guaita, at least 150 thousand Armenians, also mostly children, were converted to Islam in 1895. Given this evaluation, there should be about 1 million of their descendants living in Turkey.
Thus, today, there must be at least 5 million descendants of the Armenians who had been converted to Islam in 1895 – 1923. This number does not include the Hemshin Armenian people and also those who had been converted to Islam over the 600-year existence of the Ottoman Empire.
According to some reports, up to 80% of the population of modern Turkey (more than 60 million people) one way or another has Armenian ancestry. So it turns out that the majority of the modern Turks have Armenian blood flowing in their veins.
Read also: Turkish media about Hamshen
Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard…
Introduction The duduk (Armenian: դուդուկ)—traditionally known as tsiranapogh (ծիրանափող, “apricot-wood pipe”)—is one of the most…
Perched on the rocky peninsula of Lake Sevan, the medieval monastery of Sevanavank preserves one…
Reconsidering the Language and Sacred Heritage of Urartu in Armenian Historical Thought For more than…
Among the earliest known states of the Armenian Highlands, few are as historically important as…
The medieval monastery of Dadivank is one of the most important spiritual and artistic centers…