Armenian Patriarch Hovhannes Arsharuni presents grievences to Ottoman Government

The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Hovhannes Arscharouni (Յովհաննէս Արշարունի Իսթանպուլցի) presented a list of grievances to the Turkish government, demanding improvements on education, use of the Armenian language, the right to participate in military service, and the right to present Christians as witnesses in court proceedings in the Islamic nation. The government pledged reforms, which were blocked in the Ottoman parliament. In a letter to Turkey's Minister of Justice, the Patriarch also informs him about the illegal actions of the Turkish officials in the Armenian provinces, including murders and confiscation of property.

The jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople included 52 dioceses. The dioceses of Baghdad, Cyprus, Egypt, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece were among these dioceses.