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Adnan Harun Yahya

Garabet Amira Balyan, an Ottoman Ar-
menian, was one of the Palace Archi-
tects during the reign of Sultan Abdul-
mejid I. His most important work is the
Dolmabahçe Palace, which he built with
his son Nigoğos Balyan.

to conflicts. While the rationality of the decision to relocate the Armenian

population revealed questionable judgment in the way national security was
handled, it is quite clear that the decision was based on a desire to ensure the

safety of the innocent Armenian civilians that had already suffered due to the
situation. Many women, children and elderly living in conflict zones had

trouble accessing food, clean water or medical assistance due to the riots,
while many others lost their lives in gang attacks. For this reason, Armeni-

ans living close to the conflict zones were relocated to Syria, a southern Ot-
toman territory.

The Ottoman Council of Ministers' decision of May 30, 1915 is a testa-
ment to the Ottoman administration's just approach to the issue. So much
so, the decision introduced strict measures to help the relocated citizens, in-

cluding careful protection of their lives and properties, allocations from the