Yervant1 Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Armenians of Sassoun filed a lawsuit against Turkish authoritieshttp://armenpress.am/static/news/b/2013/03/710661.jpg19:25, 6 March, 2013 YEREVAN, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS: Union of Sassoun Armenians operating in Istanbul has filed a lawsuit against Regional Directorate of Culture and Tourism of Batman and Beshir on charges of not maintaining churches and historical monuments of ethnic minorities. President of the Union Aziz Dağcı has substantiated the claim with the fact that local authorities don’t maintain Armenian Church of 14th century in Yenipınar village. He also noted that in a result the church has turned into a landfill, walls have been damaged and stones have been stolen by villagers.As reports Armenpress, referring to Turkish batmancagdas.com, leader of Armenians of Sassoun noted in the interview with the web site that “authorities should protect the stones of some village houses, stolen from the historical church”.“Armenian Church in that village has turned into a landfill. The door has been stolen and the decorated stoned were stolen and used in the construction of nearby houses. We have filed a lawsuit in accordance with Article 63 of Turkish Constitution,” Dağcı said. Viewed 302 times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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