Sarkis Minassian was one of the Armenian leaders deported during the Armenian Genocide . On the night of 24 April 1915 , Minassian was arrested and sent via train to Ayaş , a village located in the interior provinces of the Ottoman Empire . Confined in a prison at Ayaş , Minassian along with Rupen Zartarian , Karekin Khajag , Khachatur Malumian , Harutiun Jangülian , and Nazaret Daghavarian were transferred to Diyarbakir on 2 June . They were ostensibly to undergo a court-martial in Diyarbakir . However , Minassian along with the rest were murdered en route in the locality 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 Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Sarkis Minassian