The 1914 Ottoman census was collected and published as the Memalik-i Osmaniyyenin 1330 Senesi Nütus Istatistiki . These statistics were prepared by using the figures from the 1905–06 census of the Ottoman Empire and reflecting births and deaths registered in six years from last. The register states that birth and mortality rate used on "nomads" such as the nomadic Nestorians .
6-702: Ethnic groups in the Bitlis Vilayet based on 1914 population statistics for the Ottoman Empire Bitlis Vilayet ( Armenian : Բիթլիսի վիլայեթ Bit'lisi vilayet' , Ottoman Turkish : ولایت بتليس Vilâyet-i Bitlis ) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet ) of the Ottoman Empire . Before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) it had been part of the Erzurum Vilayet , it was then made
12-542: A separate vilayet by the Sublime Porte . It was one of the six Armenian vilayets of the Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, Bitlis Vilayet reportedly had an area of 11,522 square miles (29,840 km), while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 388,625. The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on
18-459: The Balkan Wars, the total population of the empire fell to 18,520,016, of whom an even larger percentage than before, 15,044,846, was counted as Muslim, with 1,729,738 as Greek Orthodox, 1,161,169 as Armenian Gregorian, 187,073 as Jewish, 68,838 as Armenian Catholic, 65,844 as Protestant, and 62,468 as Greek Catholic. No separate figures were given for Franks. The capital, Constantinople (Istanbul)
24-527: The Ottoman Empire The 1914 census list reflected major changes in the territorial boundaries and administrative division of the Ottoman state. The population statistics and 1914 Ottoman general election were major population sources. The empire's total population was provided as 18,520,015. The grand total for 1914 showed a "net gain" of 1,131,454 from the 1905-06 Ottoman census survey . The data reflects
30-664: The loss of territory and population in Europe due to Balkan Wars , as the total net gain figure would be 3,496,068. The census underestimated non-Muslim populations. For example, in Diyarbekir the Armenian population was reported at 73,226 in the 1914 Ottoman census, but in September 1915 Reshid Bey announced that he had deported 120,000 Armenians from the province . As a result of the substantial territorial losses in Europe suffered during
36-490: The region from which they were gathered. Bitlis and Muş were formerly included in the Eyalet of Erzurum . In 1875, they were detached and made a separate vilayet. The sanjak of Siirt was joined to the vilayet of Bitlis from Diyarbekir Vilayet in 1883–84. Sanjaks of Bitlis Vilayet: This Ottoman Empire –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1914 population statistics for
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