During his father's service in the Turkish army, the whole family was deported to Afion Kara-Hissar. After a few days rest they were driven further on to Konia and after months of wanderings they reached the district of Nisibin. A Kurd from the village Derna took Vartan to his house and kept him there. He never received any news from his parents. Vartan had to work very hard in order to pay for his daily bread. He tried to flee three times. He always was caught and brought back to his master. Of course he was punished very cruelly became he was considered as a slave. The forth time he had more luck in fleeing, his owner was absent. He fled at night and reached Hassitshe after three days wandering. Here he met our agent who sent him immediately to Aleppo.

Left to join his father in Bulgaria February 23, 1928.