- Tehcir
Tehcir ( _tr. Zorunlu Göç) is an Ottoman concept which resembles the current notions of "
population transfer ". From dictionary definition, Tehcir means, relocating a population or a sub population from one region to another within a country or a territory that the enforcing agent has the control. Tehcir was used as a governmental tool to deal with inter-ethnic or security related issues during the Ottoman era. The most famous application of the law is explained under "Tehcir Law ".Tehcir is a concept, as used in the
Ottoman Empire , which also lies in the arguments ofArmenian Genocide .Armenian Genocide claims thatTehcir Law was a tool to destroy the Armenian people. Tehcir must not be confused withdeportation , which is expulsion of foreigners from acountry , orbanishment ,exile ,penal transportation andextradition , which generally means the expulsion of native or foreign residents from a country. Ottoman use of Tehcir as forced relocation within the same territory is distinctly different than deportation, exile and extradition from a territory.ee also
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Tehcir Law
*Forced migration
*Deportation
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