Turkish Govt not going to return Sansaryan Han to Armenian Patriarchate
13:44, 31 July, 2014
YEREVAN, JULY 31, ARMENPRESS. The Turkish Government is not going to
return Sansaryan Han building located in Istanbul’s Eminönü district
to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople. An Armenian college
used to function in Sansaryan Han, the true owner of which is the
Armenian Patriarchate.
As reports `Armenpress’ citing Turkish gazeteport.com news website,
the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç has
recently stated that the issue of returning the building is not on the
agenda. The Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç stated this
in his response to the written query of political figure Sezgin
Tanrıkulu representing the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Among
other things, the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç
underscored: `The Chief Department on Foundations does not hold
activities regarding this issue.’
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