ISTANBUL. – The tumbledown Surp Asdvadzadzin (Holy Mother of God) Armenian Church, which is located in Gurun administrative district of Turkey’s Sivas Province, will be restored and subsequently turned into a museum, Gurun Mayor Mehmet Aktas informed.  

Aktas noted that they attach a great importance to restoring historical structures and using them for tourism purposes, and stressed that this is why they will restore the aforesaid church, Istanbul-Armenian Hyetert website reports.    

In the Turkish mayor’s words, the Sivas Board of Cultural Property Protection approved the plan for the restoration of the church, and now a tender will be announced to carry out the restoration. 

Once restored, however, the Armenian church will be turned into a museum, where cultural events likewise will be held.