ARMENIAN CHURCH SERVES AS A UNIVERSITY BUILDING IN TURKEY
ARMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
YEREVAN
ISTANBUL, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. Armenian church in Canakkale,
Turkey, serves as a university building. The university rector said
he is proud that an Armenian church serves as one of the building of
the university.
Citing Turkish “Dogan”, Armenpress reports, the rector believes the
best way to preserve historical monuments is using them. “The unused
historical monuments are disappearing. We are proud of having a church
serving as a university building. There are no churches in Canakkale.
Besides, we do not have financial means to have a church,” the
rector said.
Canakkale Armenian church serves as a laboratory for the “March 18”
University’s faculty of Fine Arts.
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