Bir Ermeni Köyü Olan Adiş’in Siyasî, Sosyal, Ekonomik ve Dinî Durumu
The Political, Social, Economic and Religious Status of Adish, An Armenian Village

Summary/Abstract: Adish i a village in the Chungush district of Diarbekir province. Chungush is a residential center where Muslims and non-Muslims live. According to the administrative regulation made after the Ottoman rule in 1516, Adish is the only village where Armenians live among the villages of Chungush. Although Adiş is mentioned as Adiş-i Süflâ (Lower Adiş) and Adiş-i Ulyâ (Upper Adiş) in most of the Ottoman records, it was defined as Adish only in some records. According to the records of the 16th and 17th centuries only Armenians lived in Adiş, since the beginning of the 19th century, Muslims have also settled in the village of Adiş. Since Adish village has insufficient agricultural areas, a significant portion of the men of the village had to go to Istanbul to meet the needs of their family. There were educational institutions and churches in the village, which reached 300 households at the end of the 19th century. During the Armenian events of 1895, the bandit which came from Gerger attacked the village of Adish and some grievances were experienced.

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