Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Malatya: Post-Armenian life in modern Turkey=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=s once Armenian city

Armenian brothers Arman and Murad, who live in Turkey's southeastern city of Malatya, open the doors of the 250-year-old Armenian Holy Trinity (Tashhoron) Church in the city's Cavusoglu district and invite in the group of visiting Armenian and Turkish journalists.


Interior of 250-year-old Armenian Holy Trinity Church in Malatya


Armenian inscription at the Holy Trinity Church


Armenian brothers Arman (left) and Murad


Serdar Boyaci showing his grandfather's gravestone

The church that once saw liturgies and was filled with the fragrance of incense now has no dome and it is without the altar, it is all ruins on the inside – a king without a crown in the city long run by the Turks.

Armenian News

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