Judgment at Istanbul is a primary source of legal evidence and Turkish eyewitness testimony on the intent and crime of genocide against the Armenians. After a long and painstaking effort, the authors—recognized as the foremost experts on the Armenian Genocide— have prepared a new, authoritative translation and detailed analysis of the Takvim-i Vekayi, the official Ottoman Government record of the Turkish Military Tribunals concerning the crimes committed against the Armenians during World War I.

The authors have compiled the documentation of the trial proceedings for the first time in English and have situated them within their historical and legal contexts. These documents show that Wartime Cabinet ministers, Young Turk party leaders and a number of others inculpated in these crimes were court-martialed by the Turkish Military Tribunals in the years immediately following World War I. Most were found guilty and received sentences ranging from prison with hard labor to death.

This compilation is significantly enhanced by an extensive analysis of the historical background, political nature and legal implications of the criminal prosecution of the twentieth century’s first state-sponsored crime of genocide.