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РусскийArmenian church turned into parking lot in Turkey
A dilapidated Armenian church, located in the modern-day Turkish city of Elyazig (historically Kharberd), has turned into a parking lot.
One can see billboards posted by the owners on the walls of the Armenian Protestant church that served as a prayer house for Armenians and Assyrians for nearly 200 years, writes ermenihaber.am.
According to Evrensel news portal, earlier, the church (under the liability of the Department for Protection of Cultural Monuments of Diyarbakir) used to serve as a flour factory and trade center.
In an interview, one of the locals stated that this wasn’t the first time that a Christian monument has been transformed. “This historic church is the only heritage that reminds us of the times when our ancestors lived with their non-Muslim neighbors. Today that heritage is at risk of eradication,” the local said.
