Birinci Diinya Sava~1 'nm ba~mda bir zorunluluk geregi biiyiik k1sm1m gayri miislim unsurlann olu~turdugu amele taburlannm milli miicadele s1rasmda da yine gayri miislimlerden tesisine karar verilmi~tir. Buradaki amac;, azmhklan silahs1zland1rarak Turk Ordusu'nun cephe gerisini giivence altma almak oldugu gibi onlan miimkiin oldugunca devlete yararh hale getirmek idi.Birinci Diinya Sava~1 'n111 ba~mda geni~ bir cografyaya sahip olan Osmanh Devleti ac;:1smdan topraklarm savunulmas1 hie;: de kolay degildi. Sava~m ba~mda Miisliimanlann yanmda gayri milslim unsurlanm da askere 9ag1ran Babiaili 9e~itli sorunlarla kar~da~m1~tir. Osmanh klasik doneminde c;:e~itli isimler altmda kullamlan Amele Ta bur Ian 'nda 1 Birinci Dilnya Sava~1 'nm ba~lamas1yla gayri miislimlerin biiyilk bir agirhg1 hissedilmi~tir. Bu geli~mede rol oynayan en onemli faktOr harbin ba~lannda mii~ahade edilen toplu firarlar ve Turk Ordusu 'na dahil edilen bir k1s1m Ermeni askerin saf degi~tirmesiydi. Mondros Ate~kes Antla~mas1 ile Birinci Dilnya Sava~1 'na nihayet veren Bab1ali, ordusunu terhise ba~lam1~ ve bu uygulama bilyilk 9ogunlugunu gayri milslimlerin olu~turdugu Amele Taburlan 'm da kapsamaktaydi. 

The labour battalions which was made up by mostly non-muslim Otoman Subjects were recruited with the outbreaking of the World War I. The same policy went on during the Turkish War of Independence. In doing so the Turkish statesmen aimed to disarmament of non-muslims in order to keep safe the back line of the Turkish Army and to make them at its disposal as much as possible. The labour battalions which was made up by mostly non-muslim Otoman Subjects were recruited with the outbreaking of the World War I. The same policy went on during the Turkish War of Independence. In doing so the Turkish statesmen aimed to disarmament of non-muslims in order to keep safe the back line of the Turkish Army and to make them at its disposal as much as possible.