Author: Hovik Karapetian

According to the order of Turkey’s Presidency of Religious Affairs, the Koran has been translated into Armenian, Chairman of the Presidency Mehmet Görmez has informed.

Ermenihaber.am reports quoting Turkish memeurlar.net website that the translation has been made by Yavuz Aydin from the Faculty of Armenian Language and Culture at Ankara University.

The translation has been edited by Bagrat Estukyan, editor of the Armenian pages of the Istanbul-based Agos weekly. This version of Koran consists of 10 volumes (2,500 pages). Four thousand copies of it have been published.

“I think this was an essential, important and special initiative. The translation of both the Bible and the Koran into different languages is important,” Bagrat Estukyan said.

Kim Kardashian met Cher at the Met Gala in New York on Monday. The two spoke about their Armenian journeys.

“This beauty, this icon! I’m so so happy I met her! We spoke about our amazing Armenian journeys!” Kim Kardashian said in a Twitter post.

According to the , Cher, 68, rocked a sparkling floor length Marc Jacobs gown at the Met Gala in New York on Monday, as Kim Kardashian told her instagram followers that the icon was the inspiration for her own sexy dress.

The singer, who has sold over 100 million records worldwide, wore her black hair in her signature long style draped around her shoulders.

Kim Kardashian shared a snap of the singer from that year’s red carpet, clad in a see-through and feathered gown which left little to the imagination.

The reality TV star arrived on Monday at this year’s Gala in a nude lace see-through dress – and took to Instagram to explain that Cher’s outfit from the 70s was her inspiration.

The Daily Mail reminds that Cher, who turns 69 later this month, is – like Kim – part Armenian and also visited the country to pay homage to her roots – much like the KUWTK star did earlier this year.