Parunak Ferukhan Explained

Parunak Ferukhan
Birth Date:	1884
Birth Place:	Istanbul, Ottoman Empire

Parunak Ferukhan (hy|Բարունակ Ֆէրուխան, 1884  - 1915) was a famed violinist, officer in the Finance Ministry and Official of the Bakırköy (Makriköy) administration.^[1] He was a victim of the Armenian genocide.

Life

Of Armenian descent, Parunak Ferukhan was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. During the Armenian genocide, he belonged to the second convoy with only two survivors that left Çankırı on 19 August 1915. He was jailed in Ankara on 20–24 August and killed en route to Yozgat.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Avagyan, Karine (2002). Եղեռնահուշ մասունք կամ խոստովանողք եւ վկայք խաչի [Relic of the Genocide or to those who suffered in the name of the cross and died for their faith] (in Armenian). Erevan : "Zangak 97": Mughni. . OCLC 62755097
2. Book: Raymond Kévorkian

   . Raymond H Kévorkian. Raymond Kévorkian. Le Génocide des Arméniens. French. Odile Jacob. Paris. 2006. Histoire (Éditions Odile Jacob). 978-2-7381-1830-1. 84844507. 2006509499. 663.