The Migration Activities in the District of Ağrı in the Wars of 1877-1878

Ağrı and its surrounding, in every period of the history, faced to face continuosly the population movements because of it was on the roads of the trade and invasion. The Turkish immigrations continued from the 11. century to the 14. century. One of the important migration activities became in 1579, the other was also in 1877–1878. In these years; the migration movement became from Caucasia to this district, from this district to the interiors of Anatolia. These population movements, in the historical period, formed the demographic structure of this region.