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What happened to Armenian homes and property after the deportations of 1915?

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Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide — Armenian Genocide Overview of the history and controversy surrounding the Armenian Genocide.

Following the deportations of 1915, the homes and property left behind by the Armenian population were seized and redistributed to Muslim refugees. This systematic appropriation of assets was part of a broader effort by the Ottoman Empire to eliminate the Armenian presence in Eastern Anatolia, ultimately facilitating the creation of a more homogeneous nation-state that became the Republic of Turkey in 1923.1

The seizure of these properties occurred in the context of a state-sponsored campaign of mass murder and forced deportation, which resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. The destruction of Armenian communities and the confiscation of their livelihoods represent a profound violation of human rights and a tragic chapter in history that fundamentally altered the demographic landscape of the region.12