the Ottomans, having crushed Kurdish resistance, no longer needed Armenian support, and the Empire became less responsive to Armenian claims. Henry Finnis Blosse Lynch, author of Armenia, Travels and Studies, wrote in the second volume, published in 1901, that the Armenian National Constitution was "practically in abeyance owing to the strained relations at present existing between the Palace and the Armenians." References (PDF p. 573-595/644) Notes Further reading Copies of the Armenian constitution: Dustur, Constantinople (Istanbul), 1289, II, pp. 938-961. - Ottoman Turkish version - Copies of the Ottoman constitution in Armenian and Armeno-Turkish are in the appendix (PDF p. 573-595/644) - English translation of the Armenian constitution - French translation External links Ottoman period in Armenia Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Ottoman law Law of Armenia Reform in the Ottoman Empire