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Panorama (29 July 2019)

An Armenian church in Turkey’s Sivas Province will serve as a museum after reconstruction, Ermenihaber reported.

The 19th-century Armenian church in Gurun district was on the verge of destruction before Turkish authorities allocated around 3 million liras for the church renovation which is in progress.

The district mayor, Nami Ciftci announced that after the reconstruction the Armenian church will be reopened as a museum contributing to the tourism development in the area.

In the early 20th century Gurun had 1,550 Armenian houses. Armenians were engaged in trade, agriculture and crafts there. There was a stone-built Armenian church and a school in the settlement. In 1915, the Armenian population of the district was subjected to genocide, deportation and extermination.

https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/07/29/Armenian-church-Turkey/2146950