When the deportation started the Turks attacked the Armenian quarter. A regular war began which lasted with the defeat of the Armenians and the quarter was burnt. Many of those unfortunate people were burnt alive, many more were killed, the women and girls were taken to the Harems and by force married to the Turks.

            The survivors were collected and were sent away to die in the deserts of Der-el-Zor. Poor Bedros was among the latters but on reaching Mediat, he was taken by a Kürd to his house, in this way he lost his parents and he does not know what happened to them.

            Bedros lived 12 years among the Kürds but remembered always that he was an Armenian. He fled once and reached Karaman, where he met with some Armenian soldiers serving in the French Army. They helped him to reach Hassitshe, where per auto he was sent to us.

Left our care: October 20, 1927. Selfsuppoting.

                                                Rel. Beyruth