ANOTHER ARMENIAN CHURCH IN TURKEY TO BECOME MUSEUM
March 28, 2013 | 14:24
ISTANBUL. – The tumbledown Surp Asdvadzadzin (Holy Mother of God)
Armenian Church, which is located in Gurun administrative district
of Turkey’s Sivas Province, will be restored and subsequently turned
into a museum, Gurun Mayor Mehmet Aktas informed.
Aktas noted that they attach a great importance to restoring historical
structures and using them for tourism purposes, and stressed that
this is why they will restore the aforesaid church, Istanbul-Armenian
Hyetert website reports.
In the Turkish mayor’s words, the Sivas Board of Cultural Property
Protection approved the plan for the restoration of the church,
and now a tender will be announced to carry out the restoration.
Once restored, however, the Armenian church will be turned into a
museum, where cultural events likewise will be held.
From: A. Papazian
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