When the Turk's besieged Kars, Kevork lost his parents. He was taken prisoner of war with about 200 Armenians by the Turkish army. All of them were deported to the region of Sari Kamish, where they had to build roads for the army. After some months they were taken to Hassan-Kale, from there Kevork managed to flee. He reached Erzeroum. There he became a garçon in a Turkish coffee-house. Of course he did not confess his religion or nation but he was always afraid that they would recognize him as an Armenian and so he fled with some other people to Lidje. There he remained six years. Once he came to Diarbekir he heard about the Armenians in Syria. He went to Mardin and from there to Hassitshe. Our agent of this town met him there. He helped him to go to our rescue-home in Aleppo.

Left our care: September 19, 1927. Selfsupporting.