"Akdamar Surp Haç Church in Turkey to host service, but remain museum
VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU
VAN - Hürriyet Daily News
The Surp Haç Church in Akdamar island near the Eastern citys of Van is getting ready for the readying for the first religious service in many decades. The preparations for the service are conducted in collaboration and peace with Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, the chief of the spiritual committee of the Armenian Church in Turkey, says Van Gov. Münir Karaoğlu. The church's opening for the religious service will be temporary, he says. "
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