Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır prepares for Liturgy

YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL 12/10/2011 Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır will be reopened on Oct. 23 for a religious ceremony. Renovation started at the end of 2009 after the Diyarbakır Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation undertook the restoration project of the church.