During the Armenian Genocide Abdülhalik Renda was responsible for the deportations and murder of the Armenians of Bitlis Vilayet . In 1916 , Renda became governor of Aleppo where he was instrumental in the deportations of Armenians to their deaths in Der Zor . Rossler , the German consul on Aleppo , was quoted as saying that Renda was " working with great energy for the destruction of Armenians " . General Vehip Pasha , commander of the Third Army , mentioned that Renda in his testimony to the Mazhar Commission , claimed that he burned thousands of people alive in the province of Mush
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Abdülhalik Renda