Karekin Khajag was one of the Armenian leaders deported during the Armenian Genocide . On the night of 24 April 1915 , Khajag was arrested and imprisoned in Constantinople , then sent via train to Ayaş , a village located in the interior provinces of the Ottoman Empire . Confined in a prison at Ayaş , Khajag along with Rupen Zartarian , Sarkis Minassian , Khachatur Malumian , Harutiun Jangülian , and Nazaret Daghavarian were to be transferred to Diyarbakir on 2 June . Ostensibly , they were to undergo a court-martial in Diyarbakir ; however , Khajag along with the rest were murdered en route in the area of Karacur between Urfa and Severek ( today Siverek ) . The order for the murder was given from Captain Şevket to Haci Onbaşı , a member of the Special Organization
Armenian leaders deported
Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915
Karekin Khajag