Hacıosmanköy, Sur

‘Abbase (today called Hacıosmanköy) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.^[1] It was located in the Diyarbakır central district (merkez kaza) in the Diyarbakır sanjak in the Diyarbekir vilayet in c. 1900.^[1] Amidst the Sayfo, the men from ‘Abbase were slaughtered alongside men from several other neighbouring villages on 7 May 1915 by an Al-Khamsin death squad at the instigation of the village's owner, Qasem Bey.^[4] 114 men from these villages were killed, according to the testimony of survivors.^[4] The women and children were forced to carry out agricultural work.^[4] The women and children had to convert to Islam or be killed following the end of the agricultural season.^[4]

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