Armenians Serving in the Balkan Wars

In 1909, after the proclamation of the Ottoman Constitution, Armenians and other Christians demanded the right to be recruited and to serve with equal rights in the Ottoman Army. According to the law, adopted by the Ottoman parliament, all nationalities of the Ottoman Empire were to be conscripted. A lot of Armenian teenagers entered the “Harbiye” (Ottoman Military College) and served in the Balkan Wars and during the early years of WWI—before they were eliminated by the Turks.

In 1909, after the proclamation of the Ottoman Constitution, Armenians and other Christians demanded the right to be recruited and to serve with equal rights in the Ottoman Army. According to the law, adopted by the Ottoman parliament, all nationalities of the Ottoman Empire were to be conscripted. A lot of Armenian teenagers entered the “Harbiye” (Ottoman Military College) and served in the Balkan Wars and during the early years of WWI—before they were eliminated by the Turks.