Aratta-Kingdom Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 ArmInfo 2007-02-28 The Key economic factor in restoration of Armenian Church Surb Khach in Turkey "Economy is the key factor of reconstruction of Armenian church Surb Khach on the Akhtamar isle in Turkey," Samvel Karapetyan, Chair of the public society on preservation of cultural-heritage and monuments Era, told journalists today. He pointed out that the economic factor is based on tourists' interest in the isle. This tourism brings income to Turkish government. Despite this, the political factor of the reconstruction plays also an important role. "The world-known Surb Khach church prevented the state from acts of vandalism braking out there in 60s-70s - when Armenian churches and cultural memorials were destroyed," S. Karapetyan said and pointed out that there are many monuments still on the Akhtamar isle that need to be reconstructed. Turkish government allocated 1.5 mln USD for reconstruction of Surb Khach church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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