This thesis analyzes the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire according to the news of Ikdam during the period from 1914 to 1918. The social, economic, religious, political, cultural and educational lives of the Armenians will be examined in the light of the news of Ikdam during the World War I. In this thesis the effects of nationalism on the Armenians and the reasons of the emergence of the Armenian nationalism will be pointed out too. Because Armenian nationalism that started in the last quarter of the 19th century and continued until the 20th century caused problems between the Ottoman Empire and the Armenians. By the light of the Ikdam&amp / #8217 / s news, the way towards the relocation process, also the relocation process itself and its results will be explained as well.

This thesis analyses the Armenian Question and the situation of Armenians between the years, 1914-1918, through basing on the news published in Takvim-i Vekayi during this period. These years when the dislocation of Armenians occured had been the turning point in the Armenian Question. Because the events occuring during the dislocation have been represented as genocide and today, this claim is one of the important question for Turkey. Takvim-i Vekayi, as being the first official newspaper of the Ottoman Empire, includes the significant news relating to the dislocation. So it is important to study the Armenian Question between 1914-1918 according to Takvim-i Vekayi. This thesis not only represents the news on laws, provisional laws and regulations about the dislocation but also gives information about the social, political, economic, legal and religious situations of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the years, 1914-1918.