نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه اوشاک ترکیه
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Following the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917, Russia withdrew from the war. This situation gave German and Turkish forces the upper hand in World War I on Iranian territory, which had been a scene of conflict between Russia, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany. During this period, Ottoman forces were attempting to reach the Caucasus region through Iran. Britain, meanwhile, was trying to take control of areas in Iran that Russia had vacated. Although Britain wanted to occupy northern Iran before the Ottoman forces, it did not have sufficient military forces for this purpose. Therefore, Britain made it a priority to support the Armenians and Nestorians who were gradually gathering in Urmia and its surroundings. The Armenians and Nestorians, in turn, attacked both the Ottoman forces and the unarmed Muslim civilian population of the region, killing many of them.
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