Vakifle Armenian church bell tower damaged by new earthquake in Turkey

As a result of earthquakes with magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 registered in Hatay province of Turkey on February 20, buildings and constructions of Vakifle, the only Armenian village in Turkey, were significantly damaged. There were no human casualties.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul reported that the bell tower and walls of the Armenian Church of the Holy Virgin in the village were damaged. The wall of the former hotel was also damaged.