Hagop Terzian ( ; August 22 , 1879 – 1915 ) was an Armenian writer and pharmacist who lived in the Ottoman Empire . The theme of much of his writings was Armenian life and heritage in the region of Cilicia . He published a five volume eye-witness account of the Adana massacre . This publication was confiscated by Ottoman authorities but has been preserved . The entire work was republished by the Gomidas Institute in 2009 . Terzian was arrested on 24 April 1915 at the start of the Armenian Genocide , deported and eventually murdered
arrested on 24 April 1915
Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915
Hagop Terzian