Armenian church located in Turkish military area to be relocated

December 07, 2013 | 00:22

At the Turkish National Defense Minister’s order, the Armenian church,
which is located at a military area in Sivas Province of Turkey, will
be moved to another area and opened for visitors.

The Armenian Friends of Sivas Union members had petitioned to Turkish
National Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, and stressed that the church
had remained in a military area and they are unable to visit it,
Spothaber website of Turkey reports.

The minister gave them a positive response and ordered that the church
be moved from the military area and be restored.

Sivas Deputy Governor Salih Ayhan confirmed the aforesaid order, and
noted that the projects toward the relocation and restoration of the
church are being worked on.

But to the query as to in what status the church doors will be opened
after restoration, Ayhan stressed that the Turkish authorities will
determine this.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS