Tag: YARBAKIR
‘Last Armenians’ of Diyarbakır tie the knot after 60 years of waiting
D İYARBAKIR - 29/4/14 Diyarbakır’s recently restored Surp Giragos Armenian Church has been the witness of a very special wedding, the “yes, I do” of ... Read More
Diyarbakır church to display Armenian legacy
DİYARBAKIR - Anadolu Agency – September 2013 One of Diyarbakır’s most famous churches, the Armenian church of Surp Giragos, is set to become a city ... Read More
Armenian church in Turkey rings bell for first time in nearly 100 years
DİYARBAKIR / ANKARA - Doğan News Agency - 2/4/13 The Armenian community has rung the bells of Diyarbakır’s Surp Giragos Armenian Church for the first ... Read More
Armenians claim roots in Diyarbakır
VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU DİYARBAKIR – Hürriyet Daily News 23/10/2011 A group of Armenians, raised as Sunni Muslims, will be baptized today as Armenian Orthodox christians at ... Read More
A small church service in Diyarbakır signals bigger Reconciliation
VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU DİYARBAKIR - Hürriyet Daily News 19/6/2011 Hearkening back to Diyarbakır’s cosmopolitan past, diaspora Armenians and clergy held a small service in a local ... Read More