Jacques Sayabalian
Jak Sayabalian (Paylag) (June 1880 – 1915) was an Armenian writer and poet who was also an interpreter for the British Consul in Konya between 1904 and 1909, then vice-consul for a year and a half. He was also a member of the Armenian National Assembly representing his birthplace of Konya. After 1909, he became a journalist in Constantinople. During the Armenian Genocide, Sayabalian was deported to Ankara and then killed.
Life
Jak Sayabalian was born in Konya in June 1880.[1] His father was the governor of the province of Konya.[2][3] Sayabalyan received his early education at a local school in Konya.[4] In 1896, Sayabalian went to Constantinople where he attended the prestigious Reteos Berberian Armenian school.[1][4] Sayabalian continued his education at the American College located in Izmir for two years.[1] A fluent speaker of English, after finishing his studies from the American College in 1904, Sayabalian returned to Konya where he became an interpreter for the British Consul.[4] After working as an interpreter for 5 years, Sayabalian returned to Constantinople where he began writing for various local Armenian newspapers and journals.[1] He became a member of the Armenian National Assembly representing Konya.[4] He also contributed to local Armenian newspapers such as the Surhantag and Massis.[1] When Sayabalian contributed to the Massis newspaper, he signed his poems and stories with the pen-name "V".[1]
Death
Jak Sayabalian was one of the Armenian leaders deported during the Armenian Genocide. On 24 April 1915, Sayabalyan was arrested and sent via train to Çankırı, a village located in the interior provinces of the Ottoman Empire.[5] He was then deported to Ankara where he was murdered.[6][7] His remains are yet to be found.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "BASIN DA GEÇMİŞİNE SANSÜR UYGULUYOR". Haber Ruzgari (in Turkish). 2010-07-24.
- ^ ÖZCAN, Mustafa (2012-09-19). "VARTAN İHMALYAN". Anadolu Manset (in Turkish).
- ^ "Jak İhmalyan" (in Turkish). Biyografi.net.
- ^ a b c d Lapçinciyan, Teotoros (1919). Houshartsun nahadoug medavoraganouti (in Armenian). p. 24.
- ^ "Soykırımdan geriye kalan sözler". Etkin Haber Ajansi. 23 April 2012.
- ^ Sevag, Grigoris (2010). Armenian Golgotha : a memoir of the Armenian genocide, 1915-1918 (1st Vintage Books ed. ed.). New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 1400096774.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - ^ Kazarian, Haigazn K. (1971). "Opening of the Turkish Genocide of 1915-1918: Arrest and Murder of the Armenian Intellectuals". The Armenian Review. 24 (3): 23. ISSN 0004-2366.
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