WE HAVE NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
TOWARDS OUR LOST SISTERS AND BROTHERS!
Now, I will post photos ,
videos , articles or links about the Hamshen armenians. Maybe we’ll get to know
them more, but first let me present their history…
(You can check the posts
below)
The origin of Hamshen people
goes back to Ardaz province in North Vasburagan region. Vasburagan spanned
between Van Lake (Turkey) and Urmya Lake (Iran) and it was considered the
heartland of the Armenian Kingdom for many centuries.
The Amadouni Family and
Prince Hamam
The Amadouni family is one of
the oldest Armenian Princedoms in the Ardaz region. They were very proud and
courageous people specialized in agriculture and architecture.
In the 8th century, Prince
Hamam and his father Prince Shabuh Amadouni were forced to leave their lands in
Ardaz(Vasburagan) under the pressure of the Arab Invasion. The 2 Princes along
with their priests, people and soldiers moved to the Black Sea Region where
they settled in the destroyed City of Tambur and its surrounding villages
(currently Hemshin and ChamliHemshin). Prince Hamam rebuilt the city of Tambur
and called it
Hamamshen (which in Armenian
means Hamam’s city) and over the years Hamamshen became Hamshen in Armenian and
Hemshin in Turkish.
Here it should be noted that
Shabuh Amaduni’s great grandfather was Vahan Amaduni whose grave still exists
until today in the town of Oshagan in Armenia.
Hamam’s people were known as
Hamshentsis (Hemshinli in Turkish). For many centuries, their region witnessed
a lot of tragedies and bloodshed but due to the strong will of the people and
the geography of the territory, they preserved their Armenian Identity,
traditions, culture, Christian religion and language for many centuries. Until
the 14th century, Hamshen was a kingdom and was ruled by its princes. Almost
each village had its Church and its priest.
The Ottoman Era (14th
Century)
With the establishment of the
Ottoman Empire, the problems of Hamshen increased. The Ottomans tried with all
their powers to convert the local population into Muslim Turks. They either
lured the people to waive the taxes for each convert or they used military
power to force the conversion. The Hamshentsis were very proud and religious
people so the Ottomans had to revert to forceful conversion.
A lot of clashes happened in
the Hamsheni villages between the 15th and 19th centuries. Many Hamsheni
families left to Karadere where they stayed for another century then had to
either migrate again or convert. In the 18th century, a large group of the
Hamshentsis left Hamshen and settled in valleys of Hopa, Borcka and Artvin.
These villages still exist until today where the villagers have kept their
language.
During the Armenian genocide
in 1915, the Hamshentsis paid the price too. Many of them were arrested and
deported while others were killed in their cities and villages.
Current Situation:
Currently, there are 3 main
groups of Hemshinlis spread over a large geographic area.
1. Eastern Hamshentsis
Eastern Hamshentsis – better
known as Hopa Hamshentsis – are the people living in Artvin Province (Turkey);
mainly between the cities of Hopa and Borcka. They are dispersed all over
Turkey (Ankara, Istanbul, etc…) and Europe (Germany, France). Hopa Hamshentsis
are Sunni Muslims. They refer themselves as Homshetsi and their language as
Homshetsma (which is basically Armenian).
Hopa Hamshentsis came from
Hemsin region during the 18th century. They survived the massacres by
converting to Islam but were able to keep their language. In the 19th century,
a large group of Hopa Hamshentsis migrated to the southern part of Adjaria
(currently in Georgia) and settled in 6 villages close to the Turkish border.
However, in 1944, upon the orders of Stalin they were all deported to Central
Asia where they continue to live.
Another group of Hopa
Hemshinlis were transferred to several villages of Sakarya province (Achmabashi
and nearby villages) during the 1850s where they still live and keep their
language.
2. Western Hamshentsis
Western Hamshentsis – better
known as Bash Hamshentsis – are the people living in Rize Province (Turkey);
mainly in Hemshin, Chamlihemshin and the surrounding villages. They are also
dispersed in the main cities of Turkey (Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, etc…) along
with Europe and US. Bash Hamshentsis speak Hemshinji (Hemsince: a Turkish
dialect with many Armenian letters) and are Sunni Muslims.
3. Northern Hamshentsis
Northern Hamshentsis are the
people currently living on the northern and eastern coasts of the Black Sea.
Mainly in Abkhazya (Georgia) and Grasnodar (Russia). They migrated from Hemsin,
Cemlihemsin, Rize, Trabzon, Samsun and Ordu during 18th and 19th centuries.
They speak Homshetsma (similar to Hopa Hamshentsis). Northern Hamshentsis are
Christians and unlike most of their brothers in Turkey they know their Armenian
origins and some of them have moved to Armenia in the 20th century.
Hamshen history is mixed with
blood and tragedy but it’s the history of a courageous and proud people who
continue to remain loyal to its roots and ancestors.
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Hamshen Armenians English
Version – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av86NirLkZI Turkish Version –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UknmxRuSqVg
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There are between 25,000 and
30,000 Armenian-Speaking Muslim Hamshen Armenians in the Khopa Region of Turkey
http://hemshin.org/articles/SergeyVardanyan-Hetq30Abril2007.pdf
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HAMSHEN PROVERBS / ՀԱՄՇԵՆԱԿԱՆ
ԱՍԱՑՈՒԱԾՔՆԵՐ
Հայվընին էրեսին թկնեցին նա, աստավ`
վրայեգ կուկա: Hayvnin eresin tknecin, astav- vrayeg kuka.
Դոնը չունի թոն ճուր, յոռը գապա
կու սոն չուլ: Don@ chuni ton tchur, yor@ gapa ku son chul:
Ուրիշի ծիյու նստողը թեզ ցած գիշնու:
Urishi tsiyun nstogh@ tez cats gishnu:
Քուն ըղած օծին` քալիլ մի բեճին:
Qun eghats otsin qalil mi betchin:
Մուտը դեղը քար նեդիլ չեն:
Mut@ degh@ qar nedil chen:
Ժողվըված ճրով ճղածք չի տառնալ:
Zhoghvvats tchrov tchghatsq chi tarnal:
Մեգ ծեռքը դակնալ չի: Meg
tserq@ daknal chi:
Հայվընին հեդ մի էշտալ ջոմպա, կլուխդ
կուկա քառսուն բելա: Hayvnin hed mi eshtal jompa, klukhd kuka qarsun belaL
Ուրիշին մալուն աճկը տընիլ մի`
քուկինադ ալ կ’ըլլիս: Urishi malun atchq@ tnil mi, qukinda k@llas.
Չուդողի հածը ուդողին հալալ ա:
Chudoghi hats@ udoghin halal a.
Հած դվին` գերավ, պոն աստին` փախավ:
Hats dvin-gerav, pon astin- pakhav.
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Արդուին (Արդվին), եգիպտացորենի
դաշտ Artvin, cornfield
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A movie about Hamshen Culture
Part 1:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8807638149177114325 Part 2:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1768673131580684790
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Vahan Amaduni, The great
Armenian Prince
In the town of Ashtarak in
north Yerevan (Armenia), lies the body of the famous Armenian Prince Vahan
Amaduni. The following Armenian words are engraved on the stone: “Vahan
Amaduni, The great Armenian Prince”.
It’s worth noting that Vahan
Amaduni is the great grandfather of Shabuh and Hamam Amadunis who are
considered the ancestors of the Hamshen people. Hamam Amaduni in 790 along with
his father Shabuh escaped the Arab invasion of Anatolia to the Khackar
Mountains on the Black Sea coast where they settled in the ruined city of
Tambur. The city was renovated and called Hamamshen (Hamam’s city) which over
the years became Hamshen.
The importance of this
graveyard is that reverses the Turkish theory about the origins of Hamshen people.
The falsified Turkish version says that they came from Oghuz tribe in Anatolia
and Prince Hamam was a Oghuz prince with arab name but our proof is that prince
Hamams great grandfather was Vahan Amaduni and a great Armenian prince as these
graveyards and history books show us the truth.
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The Hemshin: History, Society
and Identity in the Highlands of Northeast Turkey (By Hovann H. Simonian)
Book review:
http://www.reporter.am/pdfs/C111508.pdf ( Pages 6, 7, 8 )
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Վովա «Նեննի Նեննի» Vova
«Nenni Nenni»
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq_LICwFKBk
In Hamshen dialect the
group’s name Vova means “who is it?” (“Ov eh?” in Western Armenian). Their
language is one of the oldest Armenian dialects. It’s preserved in Armenian
history. Most of the Hameshens in the Eastern Hopa region can speak only
Hamshen Armenian (Homshen), while in Rize and in the Western regions,
unfortunately they speak mostly Turkish. Thus they are losing their identity.
Due to the 400 years of Turkification, many have forgotten their mother tongue.
The group’s aim was to preserve their nation, the Hamshen community and
identity, through their language. The easiest way was by music and by singing
their centuries-old, marvelous songs about motherland, their mountains, nature,
love and marriage, and everyday life: age-old traditions in pure Hamshen
Armenian. The group is composed of male and female musicians and singers. They
play modern string instruments and drums. Some are Hamshen Armenians, others
have Laz parentage on mother’s or father’s side. All of them excel in hamshen
dialect.
http://sanahine.wordpress.com/hamshen-armenians/
June 4, 2014
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