ISTANBUL. – Reverend Father Tatul Anushyan, the Spiritual Council Chairman of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, personally transferred to Van Provincial Hall the Istanbul-Armenians community’s monetary assistance donated for victims of the October 23 earthquake in Van.       

At the Provincial Hall, Anushyan was received by Deputy Governor Atay Uslu, since Governor Munir Karaloglu was at the disaster zone at the time, Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.      

Father Anushyan presented to Van’s Deputy Governor the 40 thousand liras (US$ 22,823) which Istanbul Armenians had collected for the quake victims.