Turkish Constitutional Court to review Sis Catholicosate lawsuit

The Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which filed a lawsuit with Turkey’s Constitutional Court over regaining ownership of its historic headquarters in Sis, reported that the Turkish Constitutional Court is likely to have admitted the case and will soon begin reviewing it. The Catholicosate hopes the ruling will come by the end of November, News.am reports.
According to a spokesman for the Catholicosate, the consideration of the case will most probably start in September.
“We think the consideration will start in September, and we’ll already have the ruling in October-November,” the spokesman said, adding that under the Turkish Constitution, the court must make a ruling within 6 months.
According to the spokesman, additional documents were required from the Catholicosate, which means that the claim has already been admitted by the Constitutional court.
The Great House of Cilicia submitted a brief to the Constitutional Court in Turkey on April 28, demanding the return of its former headquarters and mansion in Sis, located in the territory of the historic Armenian kingdom of Cilicia.