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		Abstract The native apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) germplasm of Bitlis province and its districts situated in the East Anatolia of...
		native seedling population of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) in Bitlis and its districts situated in the East Anatolia Region of Turkey...
		Nielsen, 1981, adapted by Bayam, Dilbaz, Bitlis, Holat, and Tuzer, 1995), the Beck Hopelessness...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Bitlis.html (651 words)

	Bitlis - Armeniapedia.org
		Bitlis was on the route of one of the best passes leading onto the Armenian Plateau, used by camel and other caravans with goods from Aleppo to Tabriz.
		In 1685 a Jesuit mission was established in Bitlis, but the Armenian Catholic community was in bad condition by the end of the 1800s and their churches were largely in ruins.
		Bitlis had been an important Armenian centre, but there were few of the oppressed race left to welcome their liberators, the Turks and Kurds, under Djevdet Pasha, having massacred some 15,000 of them in the previously.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Bitlis (574 words)

	Bitlis - All About Turkey
		Bitlis stands in a narrow stream valley in the Eastern Anatolia, just in the middle of a green oasis.
		The city is surrounded by walnut trees, and if you are traveling through Bitlis in autumn, you will have the chance to buy some of these delicious nuts from the children who sell them by the highway.
		The Ulu Mosque, on the shores of Lake Van, and the Kef Castle from the Seljuk period, are to the west of Adilcevaz.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /bitlis.htm (391 words)

	Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
		Bitlis is the link between the desperation of the post-Genocide period and the present, between the hopeful idealism of a time of hopelessness and the energetic realism of today.
		Bitlis is the story of a voyage, a passage to the town of the same name that Saroyan made in 1964.
		Bitlis was first published in the special Saroyan issue of the quarterly Ararat (Spring 1984) by permission of the estate of William Saroyan.
	www.armeniandrama.org /show.php?w=intro2saroyan&a=0 (10639 words)

	Armenian Tourist Attractions: Andraniks Travels: RETURN TO BITLIS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Her mother, Parantsem, was a Saroyan of Bitlis, and this is where she brought her new daughter to stay with relatives.
		William Saroyan had once told my grandmother's sister that Bitlis was nothing more than a few rocks and an old man or two sitting around.
		Bitlis is located in a narrow valley with high, rocky mountains on both sides.
	www.cilicia.com /armo5_andranik_bitlis.html (579 words)

	A Deconfrontation Agreement Reached in Cyprus: How U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer Expertise Complemented a Diplomatic ...
		General Bitlis told the USDAO that the UNFICYP Deputy Commander was a little to rigid in his approach and that he (Bitlis) felt that he should deal only with the UNFICYP Commander.
		Bitlis and Markopoulos, however, were convinced that without the direct and active participation of General Milner the initiative would be lost.
		Ambassador Perrin met with both Generals Markopoulos and Bitlis from time-to-time as a visible sign that the United States was interested in a deconfrontation agreement and to lend credibility to the work being done by Norton and Popovich.
	www.faoa.org /journal/cyprus1.html (4751 words)

	Bitlis
		Town in southeastern Turkey with 45,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate), at an elevation of 1,400 metres above sea level, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary to the Tigris River.
		It lies 15 km from Van Lake, and it is the capital of Bitlis province with 390,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
		Tatvan, the port on Lake Van lies 25 km northeast, Mus 100 km northwest and Diyarbakir 200 km west.
	i-cias.com /e.o/bitlis.htm (244 words)

	William Saroyan, An Armenian Trilogy - Introduction - Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno
		To write about Bitlis was a serious affair, one that evoked a past full of the wild escapades of crazy relatives, but also a past haunted with melancholy, pain, and loss.
		He say Bitlis, the river, the fortress; he walked up and down its sharply inclined streets; visited the area that supposedly had been inhabited by the Saroyans, and saw the hearth of what was said to be his father's house.
		Bitlis is the symbol of Armenia, the loss of the geographical nation, and the recreation of the diasporic one.
	armenianstudies.csufresno.edu /faculty/kouymjian/articles/armenian_trilogy.htm (10546 words)

	Documents 21-30. Bryce. Armenians. III--Vilayet of Bitlis; IV--Azerbaijan and Hakkiari
		On the 25th June, the Turks surrounded the town of Bitlis and cut its communications with the neighbouring Armenian villages; then most of the able-bodied men were taken away from their families by domiciliary visits.
		They were organised by the Governors of Van and Bitlis and carried out in the presence of their representatives, among whom were Abdoullah Bey of Sipuk, Topal Ibrahim of Moush (tax collector), Hassan (tax collector), and the police hakim.
		The property of the Armenians of Moush and Bitlis was sold by the Government, and all their sheep and cattle which were left with the Kurds were requisitioned by the army of Halil Bey.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/1915/bryce/a04.htm (16256 words)

	Bitlis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Taken by the Muslim Arabs during the reign of the caliph 'Umar (634-644), it changed hands intermittently among the Arab dynasties, the Armenians, the Byzantines, the Persian Il-Khans, and the Mongols until the establishment of a Kurdish dynasty in the 14th century.
		The Armenian insurrections at the end of the 19th century and the Russian occupation during World War I hurt Bitlis, reducing its population and damaging its weaving and dyeing industries.
		The area in which Bitlis is situated includes the eastern corner of the Mus Plain, the plateau west of Lake Van, and the wild, mountainous country on both sides of the city of Bitlis.
	www.knn.u-net.com /bitlis.htm (245 words)

	Documents 21-30. Bryce. Armenians. III--Vilayet of Bitlis; IV--Azerbaijan and Hakkiari
		On the 25th June, the Turks surrounded the town of Bitlis and cut its communications with the neighbouring Armenian villages; then most of the able-bodied men were taken away from their families by domiciliary visits.
		They were organised by the Governors of Van and Bitlis and carried out in the presence of their representatives, among whom were Abdoullah Bey of Sipuk, Topal Ibrahim of Moush (tax collector), Hassan (tax collector), and the police hakim.
		The property of the Armenians of Moush and Bitlis was sold by the Government, and all their sheep and cattle which were left with the Kurds were requisitioned by the army of Halil Bey.
	net.lib.byu.edu /~rdh7/wwi/1915/bryce/a04.htm (16256 words)

	Not Bosnia, but Kurdistan of Turkey! A mass grave found in the Bitlis Region
		Uniforms, skulls, and 'Mekap' branded shoes that PKK guerrillas wear as it is known in the graves that remained from 1994.
		Like Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq that had repercussions, two mass graves were found in Bitlis as a receipt of 15 year-combats.
		In mass grave that is located on Kender mountain of Karuka village 2 corpses were burned by a herdsman encircling by stones and rocks and for this reason it can be easily noticed among the other corpses.
	www.ekurd.net /mismas/articles/turkishdaily/newsreportturkey.htm (1083 words)

	Bitlis
		It lies on the steep-sided valley of River Bitlis, which is a tributary to the Tigris River.
		This small resort town happens to be the capital of Bitlis province and can be reached by road (1504 km from Istanbul) and also by air (nearest airport at Mus).
		Situated at an elevation of 1400 meters above the sea level, the city’s aesthetic appeal is enhanced by the rows of green Walnut trees that surround it.
	www.turkeyforyou.com /travel_turkey_bitlis (127 words)

	Geographical Regions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The city of Bitlis, an important tobacco production center in Turkey, was founded among the mountains on a high plateau, with an altitude of approximately 1400 meters.
		At the foot of the Suphan Mountain, which is the third highest mountain in Turkey, with a height of 4058 meters, there are forests and lakes with a natural beauty that makes the visitors overcome with admiration.
		Bitlis, where there are very valuable structures remaining from the Middle Ages, is famous for its historical Grand Mosque and Citadel.
	www.byegm.gov.tr /YAYINLARIMIZ/kitaplar/isteturkiye/english/geograph95.htm (497 words)

	The William Saroyan Society
		Whether directly invoked in the last play or indirectly understood in the earlier ones, the Genocide is the genesis of the two major themes in the trilogy: exile, and the survival of a dispersed nation denied the right of repatriation.
		Though he had never seen Bitlis, it was vivid in his mind through the precise and repeated descriptions of his mother, uncles, and especially maternal grandmother, Lucintak.
		The latter, which begins “Bitlis is a city,” and ends “I was glad to be leaving Bitlis,” was probably the work completed in the summer of 1967 in Paris and mentioned in an inscription from one of Saroyan’s books: “September 19, 1967…during July and August the following works were wrought…6.
	www.williamsaroyansociety.org /intro.html (10510 words)

	Bitlis, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey
		Bitlis stands in a narrow stream valley, just in the middle of a green oasis.
		Due to its location, it is an important center for tobacco and honey production in eastern Turkey.
		The great Mount Suphan is, of course, the most attractive spot in Bitlis.
	www.mersina.com /Turkey/E_Anatolia/Bitlis/index.html (339 words)

	Bitlis Ski Resort \| Turkey Travel Guide
		Bitlis is in the far east of the country, in Eastern Anatolia around 20km south-west of Lake Van, and the skiing area is inside the city.
		Bitlis can be reached from anywhere in the country by bus.
		The area of Bitlis gets snow continuously in the winter, which had a depth of 1-2m.
	www.turkeyodyssey.com /articles/bitlis-ski-resort.html (340 words)

	SE Turkey - Siirt and Bitlis ... - Thorn Tree Travel Forum - Lonely Planet
		Bitlis has to be one of the worst hell-holes in Turkey.
		The lack of facilities in Bitlis and the generally unwelcoming nature of the place..........
		With the "other" Mt. Nemrut and its crater lake, Ahlat Cemetery and Bitlis Castle, that area is not a nowhere.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1403878 (1011 words)

	Houses, Homes, Properties, Real Estate for sale or rent in Bitlis, turkey
		In many cases vacation rentals in Bitlis, turkey are offered by the owners of the properties but in some instances real estate agents also offer vacation rentals in Bitlis.
		If you are considering buying real estate in Bitlis or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
		When you are considering renting a home in Bitlis you are likely to be limited to the changes / improvements you can make.
	www.propertyworld.com /_turkey_Bitlis (1143 words)

	Elazig, Tunceli, Malatya, Bingöl,Mus, Bitlis in Eastern Anatolia Region by Turkish Travel
		The lively city of Bitlis, an important center of tobacco production, stands in the middle of a green oasis.
		The city's architecture uses the local dark stone, and the masonry monuments include the Serefhan Medrese, the 12th century Ulu Mosque, the Seljuk Gökmeydani Mosque and the Ottoman Serefiye Mosque.
		Bitlis Ski Center is close to the town's center.
	www.turkishtravel.com /eastern02.htm (551 words)

	Lodging BITLIS Hotels www.turkeyhotelsnetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The longer you stay, the more it will impress you that this city, the density and diversity of its people, the incredible variety of activity, and the pace at which this seemingly unmanageable mass moves in a deliberate and directed fashion all its own, is like none other on the planet.
		A weekend in BITLIS might feel like a week, because you will have experienced so much, and because you had to wrestle with your better judgment about getting any sleep.
		The breadth of lodging options in BITLIS area is unmatched anywhere, from modest rooms in historic bording houses to the most luxurious and contemporary suites in the world's finest hotels.
	www.turkeyhotelsnetwork.com /Lodging-Bitlis-hotels (334 words)

	JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ORAK v. TURKEY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On 25 November 1997 the Bitlis Assize Court acquitted the defendants on the ground that, notwithstanding the findings of the medical reports that death had been caused by traumatic shock, it was not possible on the basis of the evidence adduced before it to establish that this shock had been caused by the accused.
		Criticising the lack of an effective mechanism to establish the circumstances in which his son had lost his life, he complained that the inadequate nature of the inquiry into his death had prevented him from bringing judicial proceedings for compensation.
		The Court further noted that the Bitlis Assize Court, which was eventually able to rule on the case, decided on 25 November 1997 to acquit the gendarmes in whose charge A.O. had been held on the ground that there was no evidence, but without being able to explain A.G.’s statements.
	www.echr.coe.int /eng/Press/2002/feb/Orakjudepress.htm (1954 words)

	Bitlis \| Turkey Travel Guide
		Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van.
		A folk etymology explanation of the name Bitlis, is that it is derived from "Bedlis", the name of the commander who built a castle in the province, by the order of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia.
		The history of Bitlis extends back to 2000 BC, and the city contains traces from the Urartian,Persian, Roman, and Byzantine periods.
	www.turkeyodyssey.com /destinations/bitlis.html (254 words)

	ATMG - Australian Turkish Media Group - Armenians in Anatolia
		In Bitlis 31% of the population were Armenians; in the province of Van 26% were Armenians.
		You will notice on Map Four that the thickest regional settlement of Armenians was indeed in the Southeast of Anatolia -in Bitlis Vilayeti 5.9 per square kilometre, in Mamuretulaziz 3.8 per square kilometre, in Van 3.5 per square kilometre.
		Istabul, Izmit and Bursa were more comfortable places to live than Van, Bitlis and Mamuretulaziz, and I doubt if great numbers of Armenians would have gone east.
	www.atmg.org /AnatolianArmenians.html (1733 words)

	Armenian Genocide Timeline - Little Armenia
		Armenians of the villages of Norduz, Hayots Dzor, Gavash and Karchevan in the vilayet of Bitlis are set upon by fire and sword.
		Assyrians and Armenians are deported from Medzpin (Nisibe), Tel-Ermen (Hill of the Armenians), Bitlis, vilayet of Bitlis, Mardin and surrounding regions.
		According to the peace agreement, Turkey accepts its responsibility for the crimes against the Armenians during the war and undertakes the obligation to compensate for the losses sustained by the Armenians.
	www.littlearmenia.com /html/genocide/genocide_timeline.asp (5001 words)

	Excavations to continue in Bitlis - Turkish Daily News Nov 07, 2007
		Head of excavations, Kadir Pektaş, from Denizli-based Pamukkale University said a number of coins, ceramic pieces and tobacco ringlets were found during excavations which focused on the bath, city walls in the East of the city and İç Kale (palace) region, speaking to the Anatolia news agency.
		All findings were handed over to the Bitlis Ethnography Museum after they are cleaned, restored and listed.
		The Culture and Tourism Ministry, Bitlis Governorship and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) jointly financed the excavations.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=87647 (326 words)

	Return to Bitlis
		Her mother, Parantsem, was a Saroyan of Bitlis, and this is where she brought her new daughter to stay with relatives.
		Bitlis is located in a narrow valley with high, rocky mountains on both sides.
		It was sad to think of its short life; an abrupt end was put to its existence, as with all things Armenian in Bitlis.
	www.road-to-armenia.com /articles/1996/bitlis.html (548 words)

	Turks.US Daily News - Campaign to speak Kurdish in Bitlis Daily News Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bitlis: DEHAP [Democratic Peoples Party] Provincial Secretary Vedat Yamac has announced that the party has launched a campaign for speaking in Kurdish.
		DEHAP’s Bitlis provincial and district organizations gathered in the Tatvan district headquarters building in order to evaluate the most recent period, as well as the situation of the organization.
		DEHAP Bitlis Provincial Secretary Vedat Yamac, providing information on the meeting, stated that certain decisions had been taken at the meeting.
	www.turks.us /article.php?story=20030806124725396 (304 words)

	Series Description
		The letters describe the Ely's work at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Bitlis, and comment on social and political conditions in Turkey, such as an earthquake in 1907 and Turkish attacks on Armenians from the 1890s through 1915.
		This series includes a "Translation of a letter written by a citizen of Van, to the ecclesiastical head of the Armenian Church at Bitlis, July 1877" and a number of newspaper articles, articles from missionary publications, and published and unpublished letters written between 1912-1917.
		Other photographs are of scenes in Bitlis and elsewhere in Turkey and of Armenians in the region, including orphans and refugees.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /lits/library/arch/col/msrg/mancol/ms0631s.htm (811 words)

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