▁construction ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁or phan age ▁was ▁opened ▁with ▁the ▁accommod ation ▁of ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Armen ian ▁or ph ans . ▁Despite ▁the ▁prior ▁Armen ian ▁or phan ages ▁and ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁mission ary ▁or phan ages , ▁the ▁teaching ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁or phan age ▁was ▁sole ly ▁Turkish . ▁Or phan age ▁administration ▁was ▁sample d ▁from ▁the ▁mission ary ▁or phan ages . ▁An ▁Armen ian , ▁V ah ak n ▁Date v yan , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁principal , ▁though ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁sec ular ism ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Constitution ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁effect ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁Christian ▁teach ings ▁and ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁language . ▁In ▁regards , ▁Armen ian ▁Patri arch ate ▁file d ▁compla int ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁compla int ▁was ▁dismiss ed , ▁since ▁the ▁aim ▁was ▁the ▁Turk ification ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁and ▁raising ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁military . ▁During ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁or phan age ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁En ver ▁Pa ş a ▁Dar ▁el ▁Yet em . ▁The ▁Princi pal ▁Date v yan ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁C athol icos ate ▁in ▁S is . ▁After ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁of ▁M ud ros , ▁Vor pa ğ nam ▁organisation ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁or phan age ,