By the end of the 19th century , Aintab had a population of about 45,000 , two thirds of which was Muslim — largely Turkish , but also Arabs and Kurdish . Of the Christians , there was a large Armenian community . In the 19th century , there was considerable American Protestant Christian missionary activity in Aintab . In particular , Central Turkey College was founded in 1874 by the American Mission Board and largely served the Armenian community . The Armenians were systemically slaughtered during the Hamidian massacres in 1895 and later the Armenian Genocide in 1915 . Consequently , the Central Turkey College was transferred to Aleppo in 1916
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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