 In mid-1921 a large part of the local Orthodox Christian male population was deported and sent to labour battalions in Erzerum.Kofidis' son was killed during his deportation.During this time, an "Ad Hoc Court of Turkish Independence" in Amasya, which was controlled by the Turkish nationalists of Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), sentenced Kofidis to death by hanging.