Harutiun Jangülian

Harutiun Jangülian (; 1855 – 15 June 1915) was an Armenian historian, political activist, and member of the Armenian National Assembly. He was especially known for his involvement in the Kum Kapu demonstration. He spent six years imprisoned in exile. He returned to Constantinople and continued his political activity after his release. Jangülian was arrested on 24 April 1915, at the beginning of the Armenian genocide, deported, and ultimately executed.

Early life Harutiun Jangülian was born to an Armenian family in 1855 in Van, within the Ottoman Empire. At the time, Van was considered one of the centers of the Armenian Revolutionary Movement. He joined the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party while in Van and moved to Constantinople in 1884. The two eventually became the chief organizers of the Kum Kapu demonstration.

Interior view of Holy Mother-of-God Patriarchal Church where the Kum Kapu demonstration took place and where Jangülian read his declaration at the altar. The Kum Kapu demonstration took place on 27 July 1890 in Constantinople's Kumkapı district, where the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople is located. Jangülian interrupted a mass by stepping onto the altar and reading aloud a statement concerning maltreatment of Armenians, which denounced the church's leadership as indifferent. Demonstrators then forced the patriarch to join a procession heading to Yıldız Palace to demand reforms for the Armenian provinces.

Although some considered Jangülian a hero, he was subsequently sentenced to death, but the Sultan commuted his sentence to life imprisonment in exile. He was exiled to Akka, Palestine and imprisoned in a fortress.

Jangülian then moved to Cairo and became an editor of the local Armenian newspaper Timagavor. however, Jangülian along with the rest were executed en route in the area of Karacur between Urfa and Severek (today Siverek). The order for the execution was given from Captain Şevket to Haci Onbaşı, a member of the Special Organization.