Ermeni Sorunu'nun Ortaya Çıkış Sürecinde Bir Ermeni Aydını: Minas Çeraz ve Yurtdışındaki Faaliyetlerinin Analizi
An Armenian Intellectual in the Emergence of the Armenian Question: An Analysis of Minas Tcheraz and His Activities in Abroad

Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of the 19th century, one of the most important problems of the Ottoman Empire was the independence movements of her non-muslim subjects that developed in parallel with the idea of nationalism. The pioneers and leaders of these movements in the Greek, Bulgarian and Armenian examples were their churches, and those who influenced their nation, such as clergyman committees and teachers. One of the most important figures in bringing the Armenian Issue to the international dimension and recognition in the World public opinion for the Armenian autonomy/independence was Minas Tcheraz, an all-rounder, with his activities both in many European countries and the United States. Lived in between 1852 and 1929 and as one of the figures in the development process of the Armenian Question, Tcheraz served at first following his education as the Secretary General of the Armenian Patriarchate and then as the interpreter of the delegation sent to the Congress of Berlin by the Patriarchate. Following the Berlin mission, Patriach Nerses Varjabedian, satisfied with his efforts, sent him to England for various contacts in London on behalf of the Armenians. Afterwards, Tcheraz participated in international meetings such as the Chicago World Religions Conference in 1893 and later in 1899 The Hague Peace Conference as the “representative of the Armenians“. Another important feature of Tcheraz was the publication activities with his journal “L’Arménie", first published it in England and then in France, against the Ottoman Empire. This article aims to provide a frame of the activities of Minas Tcheraz, in particular gaining the Western public opinion, who assumed numerous duties and responsibilities during the emergence of the Armenian Question, and thus to analyze in the case of Tcheraz the views of the Armenian intellectuals of the period towards the Armenian Question.

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