PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish lawmaker of Armenian descent Garo Paylan has visited St. Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir, according to a Facebook post he published on Saturday, February 12.
"I visited St. Giragos Church in Diyarbakir to observe the work on site," he wrote.
The ancient Armenian church in southeastern Turkey being restored. The Church, built in the 16th century in the Alipasa neighborhood of Sur district, Diyarbakir province, has an area of 3,769 square meters.
Owned by the Diyarbakır Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation, the church, whose upper structure was completely destroyed, is also known as the Paddy Church as it was used as a paddy factory for a long time.
An inscription, now in the Diyarbakir Archeology Museum, says the Christian place of worship was last repaired in 1840.