REPAIRS OF AKHTAMAR AROUSE INTEREST OF ARMENIAN AND FOREIGN TOURISTS
ISTANBUL, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Osman Bekleye from
Van wrote in “Milliet” that repairs of the church in Akhtamar has
become the reason for many tourists to visit Akhtamar and watch the
repairs work. The work started on June 20 and since that day,
Armenians from various countries have come to Akhtamar with the aim of
watching the church repairs. According to the newspaper “Marmara”,
Jahid Zeytanl, the head of the organization in charge of repair work,
noted that a lot of Armenians arrive in the island every day to follow
the process of construction work there.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress