  Historical Armenian school in Istanbul to be transformed into hotel June 25, 2012 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A historical Armenian school, Mesrobyan School in Istanbul’s Gedikpaşa district, is being transformed into a hotel, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The building that is to be transformed into a hotel dated back to the beginning of the 1900s, said Harutyun Şanlı, Gedikpaşa Surp Hovhannes Church Foundation head, who is also the general secretary of the Armenian Foundations Solidarity Platform. He said the building served as a school until 1983 but had to be closed down because there were no students left. The place which is located on the historical peninsula of Istanbul was then used as a shoe manufacturing shop for years. The revenue generated by the hotel will be transferred to Armenian establishments in Istanbul and will be used to support people in need.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
