  Turkey to restore Surp Kevork Armenian church July 22, 2015 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Under the decision of Erzurum Regional Council for Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Surp Kevork Armenian church of Canakci village in Bingol province of Turkey will be restored. Facing threat of collapse, the more than 250-year-old church was almost entirely destroyed due to negligence. Chief of Canakci village, Mehmet Asal, declared that the church needs renovation, or else it will collapse and damage the neighboring houses, Tert.am reports citing Hye Tert. There were 2549 Armenian churches in Western Armenia and the Ottoman Empire in 1914. According to UNESCO's 1974 estimates, 464 out of 913 buildings had disappeared after 1923, 252 were in ruins, while 197 were in need of thorough repair.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
