Temporary Law of Deportation

The Tehcir Law was part of the euphemistic "special measures" against the Armenian population taken by the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

This was coupled with a second set of orders given to the "Special Organization" for the systematic elimination of the evacuated population during the death marches,[2] and the appropriation of their vacated properties.

Talaat's words were "the Armenian riots and massacres, which had arisen in a number of places in the country are a threat to national security.

The rules and regulations of the law, as published in the Takvim-i Vekayi (Ottoman official newspaper), were public and they were shared with all the political parties.

[13] Although this law was directed against one particular ethnic group (the Armenians), the Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire also fell victim as did some other Christians from the East.

Kamuran Gurun has released archival material from Enver Pasha, the Minister of War, that provides the aim of passing the law.

From the documents: Also, the Ottoman government under the international agreements assigned within the capitulations, enabled fund transfers using the missionaries and consuls.

[25] The funds within the provinces aided the immigrants, whose money allocations were sent under provincial budgets depending on the condition of needs.

[citation needed] The law was repealed on February 21, 1916,[26] with an order sent to all Ottoman provinces, while the destruction of the Armenian population continued.