550th anniversary of Armenian Patriarchate celebrated, accompanied by silent Protest

YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL 3/6/2011 The Armenian Church and the Armenian Community in İstanbul celebrated last Sunday the 550th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian Patriarchate and a group of İstanbul Armenians held a silent protest wearing black and purple ribbons to stand against the government’s decision to appoint a co-patriarch in addition to current the Armenian patriarch of Constantinople, Mesrob Mutafyan, who is seriously ill.