I'll list here all information about Aintab Armenians - the indigenous people of Aisa Minor, present day Turkey:
Millet Khan
- Hagopdjan Yaghoubian; Ayntab; coffee and sugar.
- Sahag Bjian; Palu; manisa trade.
- Movses Papazian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Kevork Horomian; Gurun/Gurin; manisa trade.
- Nerses Sulahian and brothers; yarn (thread), leather, etc.
- Madteos Yergaynian and Serop Keshishian; Gesaria/Kayseri; manisa trade.
- Hovhannes Bjian; Palu; manisa trade.
- Basmadjian brothers; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Mgrdich Keshgegian; Arapgir; manisa trade.
- Djebedjian brothers; Ayntab; yarn and leather.
- Moughsi Kevork Leylegian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Pilibbos Aghdjian; Ashodi; manisa and yarn.
- Hadji Movses Leylegian; Ayntab; manisa and yarn.
- Hovhannes Khashkhashian; Gurun/Gurin; retailer.
- Misak Nourhanian; Chenkoush; retailer.
- Garabed Barsoumian; Ayntab; currency exchanger.
- Yeghishe Parseghian; Paghesh (Bitlis); manisa trade.
- Garoudj Merdjanian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Markar Djigerdjian; Arapgir; manisa trade.
- Garabed Kalousdian; Arapgir; manisa trade, etc.
- Armenag Aydjian; Arapgir; manisa and yarn.
- Garabed Arousian; Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir); manisa and yarn.
- Garabed Bazigian; Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir); manisa trade.
Nazar Agha Khan
- Kevork Topbashian; Gurun/Gurin; rug trade.
- Sarkis Sahagian and Hovsep Sahagian; Ayntab; currency exchangers.
- Bedros Ashdjian; Ayntab; currency exchanger and landowner (property owner).
- Sdepan Keshishian; Ashodi; yarn, etc.
- Levon Sahagian; Ayntab; yarn, etc.
- Hovhannes Piranian; Gurun/Gurin; manisa trade.
- Garabed Chakudjian; Gesaria; yarn, etc.
- Krikor Yesayan and Puzant Soukiasian; Ayntab; calico and yarn.
- Hagop Arslanian and sons; Tokat; copper.
- Krikor Kabakdjian and son; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Roupen (saatdju); Ayntab; watch maker.
Hadji Eomer Khan
- Manouel Topbashian; Gurun/Gurin; soap.
- Garabed Babigian; Ashodi; manisa trade.
- Toros Sahagian; Ashodi; currency exchanger.
- Melkon Kabakian and brothers; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Haroutyun Levonian and brothers; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Dzeroun Dzernigian; Malatia; hokka malu (ink seller).
- Hovhannes Saatdjian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Hovhannes Levonian; Ayntab; currency exchanger and pistachio trade.
Sahagian-Ghazarian Khan
- Kalousd Ghazarian and his sons Toros, Garabed, Hagop, and Nazar; Ashodi; manisa trade, etc.
- Nazaret Manoushagian; Ayntab; imported items.
- Kevork Tatarian; Gesaria (Kayseri); manisa trade.
- Sarkis B. Nazarian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
Iki Kapulu Khan
- Dikran Roupen Yegavian; Arapgir; manisa trade, etc.
- Sarkis G. Nazarian; Ayntab; manisa trade, etc.
- Garabed Nazarian; Ayntab; manisa trade, etc.
- Kevork Demirdjian; Ayntab; iron.
- Movses Ammiyan; Ayntab; cotton.
- Garabed Hindoyan; Ayntab; oil, etc.
Yuksukdju Khan
- Movses Arslanian; Ayntab; copper.
Emir Ali Khan
- Y. Karamanougian and brothers; Ayntab; manisa trade.
Basmadjian Khan
- Hadji Haroutyun Basmadjian; Ayntab; trader.
Merchants Conducting Business Outside of Khans
- Hanne Effendi Kurkdjian; Ayntab; soap.
- Garabed Bey Nazaretian; Ayntab; soap and produce.
- Ardashes Adanalian; Sepasdia (Sivas); soap.
- Sarkis Kradjian; Ayntab; embroidery.
- Hovsep Arakelian; Ayntab; manufacturing and the trade of sheep.
- Garoudj Karamanougian; Ayntab; manufacturing and embroidery.
- Garabed Yaghsuzian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Haroutyun Ammiyan; Ayntba; manisa trade.
- Melkon Karamanougian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Hagop Bogharian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Kevork Djebedjian; Ayntab; manisa trade.
- Ohan Kupelian; Ayntab; tailor.
- Nazar Beredjiglian; Ayntab; currency exchanger.
- Haroutyun Beredjiglian; Ayntab; currency exchanger.
- Misak Mateosian; Ayntab; Singer sewing machines and textile.
- Hrand Sulahian; Ayntab; rugs.
- Hagop Bezdjiyan; Ayntab; pharmaceuticals.
- Haroutyun Kurkdjian; Ayntab; manufacturing.
- Hovsep Kendirdjian; Ayntab; manufacturing and landowner.
- Minas Kendirdjian; Ayntab; manufacturing.
- Movses Topdjian; Ayntab; manufacturing.
- Kevork Loshkhadjian; Ayntab; manufacturing.
- Hovhannes Beredjiglian; Ayntab; currency exchanger.
- Apraham Babigian; Ayntab; currency exchanger.
- Toros Kradjian; Ayntab; merchant.
- Kevork Kradjian; Ayntab; merchant.
- Hovhannes Djebedjian; Ayntab; landowner.
- Yeghia Kharadjian; Ayntab; merchant.
- Krikor Djebedjian; Ayntab; merchant.
Updated Jan 20, 2026
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MY FATHER'S AYNTAB part 1
My first visit to Ayntab, my father's birthplace 1905, trailing his diary where he describes the boys orphanage, their living conditions and adventures, the staff, the situation they were in during the Armenian genocide. How could you withhold your emotions when you visualize everything your father might have gone through in his youth, have your hair cut at the same barbershop, and even enter the caves where the orphans took refuge.
MY FATHER'S AYNTAB part 2 - Published on Jan 12, 2014 by Vartan Kaljian
MY FATHER'S AYNTAB part 1
My first visit to Ayntab, my father's birthplace 1905, trailing his diary where he describes the boys orphanage, their living conditions and adventures, the staff, the situation they were in during the Armenian genocide. How could you withhold your emotions when you visualize everything your father might have gone through in his youth, have your hair cut at the same barbershop, and even enter the caves where the orphans took refuge.
MY FATHER'S AYNTAB part 2 - Published on Jan 12, 2014 by Vartan Kaljian
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