As soon as Turkish people noticed that a private citizen Yamada had brought contributions, he received enthusiastic welcome and further was granted an audience with the Sultan Abdülhamid II.
山田が民間人ながら義捐金をもってやってきたことが知られるや彼は熱烈な歓迎を受け、皇帝アブデュルハミト2世に拝謁する機会にすら恵まれた。