Syrian Conflict Taking Toll on Turkey’s Last Armenian Village
By: Hasan Kanbolat posted on Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012
I am in Vakifli village, the last Armenian village in Turkey’s Hatay province, Samandag township, near the Syrian border.
Vakifli is on the slopes of the Musa Mountain. Over time this village became a neighborhood of Samandag. We climb up to reach Vakifli village, which is a couple of kilometers away from [Samandag] town center. We are surrounded by reed beds, olive, mulberry and pomegranate trees, while walking up the Musa.
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