WINDOWS OF ISTANBUL SURB PRKICH CHURCH NO LONGER TO FACE WINDOWS OF NEAREST BROTHEL

Noyan Tapan
June 26, 2009

ISTANBUL, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the map made by the
Council of Monuments of Turkey, all the brothels of Karagyugh will
be closed, and instead of them, the Mayor’s Office will open a public
park and centers for public service.

According to the Marmara daily, articles published in the Turkish
press during the last two days mention that windows of the Surb
Prkich (Saint Saviour) Armenian Church of Karagyugh face windows of a
brothel. French Saint-Benoit School and a synagogue are also located
in that territory. And it became known that the authorities decided
to stop that outrage.

It is mentioned that there are 42 brothels in Zyurafa street of
Karagyugh and in the vicinity. 37 of them belong to late Matild
Manukian and 5 of them belong to a person named Sumbul Yasar Garasu.