On the Road to Exile: 100 Years Later in Kayseri

An Armenian map of Gesaria (Kayseri) (Efkere in red box)

BY ARIS NALCI

As we begin
Some people look for their stories at their desks, others among the pages of history. For some, history consists of experience and memories, while for others it consists only of measurable figures and numbers found in documents.

In this series, I will explain how Armenians were massacred and expelled from their homes, in the language of those who survived and those who were left behind. Empty houses, stone walls, mills that no longer turn, and fountains that have been running alone for 100 years will explain to us how Armenians lived on this land. With respect to the work of national and international historians, which we see on TV and in the media every April, local historians, performing “micro-historical”