Until recently, the deconsecrated place of worship was used as a film set and a wedding hall. The destruction violates President Erdoğan’s statement on the protection of sacred places. Meanwhile, abuses against Christians continue.
Istanbul (AsiaNews) – Armenian Christians in Turkey have suffered another blow to their religious and cultural heritage.
A few days ago, the 17th century Church of Surp Toros (San Toros) in Kütahya, Western Turkey, was demolished by its owner. The place of worship had been deconsecrated and abandoned for some time.
Garo Paylan, an Armenian Christian member of Turkey’s parliament for the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), strongly condemned the act. In a parliamentary question to the…