At that time Turkey had two competing governments in Constantinople and Ankara . The government in Constantinople supported the Turkish trials with more or less seriousness depending on the current government . While Grand Vizier Damat Ferid Pasha ( 4 March - 2 October 1919 and again 5 April - 21 October 1920 ) stood behind the prosecuting body , the government of Grand Vizier Ali Riza Pasha ( 2 October 1919 – 2 March 1920 ) barely made a mention of the legal proceedings against the war criminals . The trials had also blurred the crime of participation in the Turkish National Movement with the crime of the Armenian Genocide , and ultimately resulted in increasing support for the government in Ankara that would be led later on by Atatürk
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Turkish courts-martial of 1919–1920