At the Turkish National Defense Minister’s order, the Armenian church, which is located at a military area in Sivas Province of Turkey, will be moved to another area and opened for visitors.

The Armenian Friends of Sivas Union members had petitioned to Turkish National Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, and stressed that the church had remained in a military area and they are unable to visit it, Spothaber website of Turkey reports.

The minister gave them a positive response and ordered that the church be moved from the military area and be restored.    

Sivas Deputy Governor Salih Ayhan confirmed the aforesaid order, and noted that the projects toward the relocation and restoration of the church are being worked on. 

But to the query as to in what status the church doors will be opened after restoration, Ayhan stressed that the Turkish authorities will determine this.