An estimated 3500 Armenian orphans were left homeless at the aftermath of the Adana Massacre that occurred in April 1909.

The Adana Governor Cemal Bey who was appointed on August 8 to investigate the massacre, decided to build an orphanage for the Armenian children.

[4] In regards, Armenian Patriarchate filed complaint to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1912.

During the World War I, the orphanage was renamed the Enver Paşa Dar el Yetem.

After the Armistice of Mudros, the Vorpağnam organisation administered the orphanage, appointing Haçadur Kruzyan as the Principal.