▁ ▁Ott oman ▁period ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁period , ▁the ▁military ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁as ▁a ▁defense ▁for tr ess ▁slowly ▁dimin ished ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁walls ▁and ▁was ▁taking ▁its ▁form ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁metropol is . ▁The ▁Cit adel ▁was ▁still ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁for ▁Ott oman ▁soldiers , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁exactly ▁how ▁many ▁were ▁station ed ▁there . ▁An ▁anonymous ▁Ven et ian ▁travel er ▁mentions ▁some ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 9 , ▁the ▁French ▁cons ul ▁d ’ Ar v ieux ▁reports ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁people ▁there , ▁ 3 5 0 ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁Jan iss aries , ▁the ▁el ite ▁military ▁corps ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁Sultan ▁Sü le yman ▁ordered ▁a ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 1 . ▁ ▁Ale ppo ▁and ▁the ▁cit adel ▁were ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁After ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁only ▁soldiers ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁cit adel . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁I bra him ▁P asha , ▁used ▁stones ▁from ▁destroyed ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁cit adel ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁crown . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁restored ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of