Armenian buried as Muslim in Turkey to be reburied as Christian
5/7/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – The body of a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin, who was buried in a Muslim cemetery due to financial problems, will be transferred to an Armenian cemetery after the required procedures are completed, Hurriyet Daily News reported. According to Agos weekly, 85-year-old Harutyun Kamparisoğlu passed away on June 17while staying in a shelter. Üsküdar Surp Garabed Church Foundation approved Kamparisoğlu’s burial with Islamic customs since the man’s daughter Anna Taşçıyan could not afford the 8,000-Turkish Lira funeral cost.
5/7/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – The body of a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin, who was buried in a Muslim cemetery due to financial problems, will be transferred to an Armenian cemetery after the required procedures are completed, Hurriyet Daily News reported. According to Agos weekly, 85-year-old Harutyun Kamparisoğlu passed away on June 17while staying in a shelter. Üsküdar Surp Garabed Church Foundation approved Kamparisoğlu’s burial with Islamic customs since the man’s daughter Anna Taşçıyan could not afford the 8,000-Turkish Lira funeral cost.
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Armenian buried as Muslim in Turkey to be reburied as Christian