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AVİM’s Note: The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem complains about its properties in Türkiye being confiscated, all the while refusing (since the year 1938) to return archival documents of historical value to the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul. Furthermore, the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem only allows partisan Armenian historians to analyze the said documents. Before complaining about its rights being violated, the Patriarchate it should first face the fact that it has been continuing its undue possession for decades and return the documents it has so far withheld to the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul.

Public Radio of Armenia (10 October 2024)

Siranush Ghazanchyan

Jerusalem’s Armenian Patriarchate has won the lawsuit filed in 2021 to recover its vast properties in Turkey confiscated decades ago, California Courier’s Harut Sassunian informs.

After going through various legal maneuvers in Turkey for years, the Patriarchate finally won a major victory last week.

Turkey’s General Directorate of Foundations (GDF) confiscated the Jerusalem Patriarchate’s properties in 1973, describing the Mar Yakoup Armenian Church Foundation, established during the Ottoman Empire, as no longer functional.

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