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| − | '''Nazım Bey''' or '''Dr. Nazım''' (1870 in Selanik - 1926) was 8th Chairman of club [[Fenerbahce SK]] between 1916-18.<ref>[http://www.fenerbahce.org/kurumsaldetay.asp?ContentID=18 Past Presidents]</ref> Dr. Nazim played a significant role in the [[Armenian genocide]] and the [[Greek genocide|expulsion of Greeks]] in Western Anatolia. | + | '''Nazım Bey''' or '''Dr. Nazım''' (1870 in Selanik - 1926) was 8th Chairman of club [[Fenerbahce SK]] between 1916-18.<ref>[http://www.fenerbahce.org/kurumsaldetay.asp?ContentID=18 Past Presidents]</ref> Dr. Nazim played a significant role in the [[Armenian genocide]] and the [[Greek genocide|expulsion of Greeks]] in Western Anatolia. |
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Nazım Bey or Dr. Nazım (1870 in Selanik - 1926) was 8th Chairman of club Fenerbahce SK between 1916-18.[1] Dr. Nazim played a significant role in the Armenian genocide and the expulsion of Greeks in Western Anatolia.
Role in Armenian Genocide
Dr. Nazim was a leading figure in the Turkification of the Ottoman empire.[2] He was a member of the Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa (Special Organization).[3] Many members of this organization eventually participated in the Turkish national movement and had played special roles in the Armenian Genocide.[4]
In a speech delivered on during the closing remarks of a Committee of Union and Progress meeting, Dr. Nazim has said:[5][6][7][8] Template:Cquote
And continued by saying, "the procedure this time will be one of total annihilation-it is necessary that not even one single Armenian survive this annihilation".
During one of the secret meetings of the Young Turks, Dr. Nazim was quoted as saying, "The massacre is necessary. All the non-Turkish elements, whatever nation they belong to, should be exterminated".[9]
In February 1915, two months prior to the commencement of the Armenian genocide, Dr. Nazim declared a new government policy which would "produce total annihilation" in which would be "essential that no Armenian survives".[2] He has been noted to have said, that the Ottoman Empire should be "freeing the fatherland of the aspirations of this cursed race" when referring to the Armenians.[10]
Due to his role in the Armenian genocide, Dr. Nazim was sentenced to death by the Turkish Courts-Martial of 1919–1920.[11]
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References
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- ↑ Taner Akçam, Türk Ulusal Kimliği ve Ermeni Sorunu, İletişim Yayınları, 1992, ISBN 9789754702897 p. 155.
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- ↑ Rifat, Türkiye, pp. 159–60, quoted in Sarkisian and Sahakian, Vital Issues in Modern Armenian History, p. 32. 40
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- ↑ cite book|last=Payaslian|first=Simon|title=United States policy toward the Armenian question and the Armenian genocide|year=2005|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|location=New York [u.a.]|isbn=9781403970985|edition=[Online-Ausg.].|accessdate=16 February 2013|page=60|quote=Nuri Bey quoted Dr. Nazim as stating that the CUP had decided to shoulder the responsibility of "freeing the fatherland of the aspirations of this cursed race."
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