Armenian church turned into cardboard warehouse in TurkeyNovember 21, 2015 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian church of Bayindir district in Turkey’s Izmir province has been turned into a warehouse after renovation, Ermenihaber.am reports citing Turkish Yeniasir news portal. According to the chief of ruling AK Party’s regional office in Bayindir, Ugur Demirezen, the regional authorities, with Republican People’s Party (CHP) member Ufuk Melsi as their head, have turned the church into a warehouse themselves. “Instead of opening a cultural center, they are using the church as a cardboard warehouse,” Demirezen noted, adding that the church, built in 1857, was turned into a cinema house after the proclamation of the republic. In 2010, Izmir provincial administration and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism renovated the church to later use it as a cultural center. Around $350.000 was spent on the restoration, supervised by Bayindir ex-governor Mehmet Kertis, a ruling party representative. 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |