Rahmi Arslan

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Mustafa Rahmi Arslan (1874 –1947) was a Turkish politician, who was a prominent member of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).^[1][2][3].

During the Late Ottoman genocides, Rahmi Bey went to significant lengths to protect the Christian and European populations of Smyrna from deportation, exile and murder; often defying direct orders from the Ottoman Government in Istanbul. ^[4]

Education and early life

Rahmi Arslan was born into a wealthy family in

It was in exile in Geneva, where got to know CUP co-founder