From the pen of historians
Prof.doc. Seyit Sertchelik
In many parts of Anatolia, Armenians took up arms and used measures that undermined the security of the state behind the front. On the one hand, rioting in cities and towns, Armenians engaged in a shootout with the Ottoman security forces. On the other hand, in particular, they took actions that would put the Ottoman troops in a difficult position on strategically important issues, such as communications, as well as the transportation of soldiers and ammunition to the Caucasian front and to the rear.
Seyit Sertchelik The Armenian Problem in the Light of Russian and Armenian Sources 1915-1923. Page 221
