In 1905 , members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation organized the failed Yıldız Attempt , an assassination plot on Sultan Abdul Hamid II in the capital of the Ottoman Empire , Constantinople ( modern day Istanbul ) ; the explosion missed its target by a few minutes . The Dashnaksutiun founder Kristapor Mikaelian was lost by an accidental explosion during the planning of the operation
Yıldız Attempt
Yıldız assassination attempt
Armenian Revolutionary Federation