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There are hundreds of Armenian churches in Turkey, the majority of which are either in ruins or are being used for other purposes. Armenian churches still in active use belonging to various denominations, mainly Armenian Apostolic, but also Armenian Catholic and Armenian Evangelical Protestant. [1]
The Church of St. Giragos ( Saint Cyricus) [1] or Surp Giragos Church [2] [3] is a historic Armenian Apostolic church in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East. [4] [5] [6] : 214 The church was confiscated by the Turkish government in 2016. [5] The church was re-opened to the public on May 7, 2022, after ...
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surp Khachʿ egeghetsʿi, Turkish: Akdamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi) on Aghtamar Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar.
The Hrant Dink foundation states that 661 properties in Istanbul alone were confiscated by the Turkish government, leaving only 580 of the 1,328 properties owned by the 53 Armenian foundations (schools, churches, hospitals, etc.). The current circumstances of the remaining 87 could not be determined.
t. e. Armenians in Turkey ( Turkish: Türkiye Ermenileri; Armenian: Թուրքահայեր or Թրքահայեր, T’urk’ahayer lit. 'Turkish Armenians' ), one of the indigenous peoples of Turkey, have an estimated population of 50,000 to 70,000, [5] down from a population of over 2 million Armenians between the years 1914 and 1921.
The St. Mary of Sakızağaç Cathedral [1] ( Turkish: Sakızağaç Kutsal Meryem Ana Katedralı ) also called Surp Asdvadzadzin, [2] or the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Istanbul is a cathedral belonging to the Armenian Catholic Church, which follows the Armenian rite and is in full communion with the Pope. It is located in Istanbul, [3] the ...
Varzahan was a large Armenian settlement in a 5.7 miles northwest to the Baberd city (now Bayburt) of a northernmost district of Upper Armenia called Sper. Most of its population was massacred by Turks during the 18th century. The monastery was damaged in the same period. The archaeologist Austin Henry Layard has described this place in 1849 ...
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church ( Armenian: Կարսի Սուրբ Առաքելոց եկեղեցի, Karsi Surb Arakelots' yekeghets'i; Turkish: Aziz Havariler Kilisesi [11] or "Church of the Twelve Apostles" 12 Havariler Kilisesi) [1] [9] [13] is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey.