ABSTRACT
The Armenian cemetery was outside the city limits; Armenians were being confined to the city and could not use the cemetery. In the Ottoman Empire in times of peace, Turks and Armenians living side by side often had friendly relationships. So the Turkish captain had participated in the massacre, but now he performed this act of kindness for his Armenian friend. At daybreak a town crier announced, "The purge is over. Every Turk who has Armenian women and children must take them to Jernazian's church." It was customary in those times for Turks to adopt Armenian orphans, take over their inheritance, then either kill the children or raise them as Moslems. The Turkish people, for their part, enjoyed their position of official superiority. Being dependent for many economic necessities on their Armenian subjects, the Turks willingly accepted the services of the giavoors, as the Christians were called, and maintained a tolerant attitude while exploiting them.
