Human skulls, bones found at Istanbul’s former Armenian cemetery November 18, 2015 - 15:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Human skulls and bones were found during excavations at Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Ermenihaber.am reports citing Turkish Haberler.com website. The bones reportedly belong to Armenians, since an Armenian cemetery was situated in the area till 1939. According to the website, Suleiman the Magnificent ordered construction of the cemetery when his imperial chef Manuk Karaseferian denounced a group of people trying to poison the Sultan. In 1865, the raging cholera infected not only the general public, but also some courtiers in Istanbul. Armenians were thus banned from burying their dead in the cemetery situated close to the winter palace, an area in Sisli district of Istanbul allocated to the Armenians and Greeks instead. Sultan Abdulaziz ordered the confiscation of a part of Taksim Armenian cemetery in 1870, with the whole area alienated in 1939. Governor and Mayor of Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar confirmed the construction of modern-day’s Gezi Park and several buildings in 1940.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
