Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kânûn-ı Esâsî" in Turkish language version.
But it can be shown that Midhat Pasa, the principal author of the 1876 constitution, was directly influenced by the Armenians.
In 1876 a constitution for Turkey was drawn up by the Armenian Krikor Odian, secretary to Midhat Pasha the reformer, and was proclaimed and almost immediately revoked by Sultan Abdul Hamid
