ISTANBUL. – Turkish businessman Mehmet Mihrioglu restored and turned into a restaurant the home of 18th-century Armenian priest, Khachadur Tonelyan, who lived in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. 

Mihrioglu stated that when he was looking for an old house to use for tourism, it had become clear that a home was found of an Armenian priest, who lived in Afyonkarahisar in the 18th Century. “As a result of our research, we also found the photograph of that priest and hung it on the wall. There are those who criticize and those who approve. In the Ottoman era, Armenians were the majority in Afyonkarahisar,” the Turkish businessman said, Haberaktuel of Turkey reported.

The Turkish businessman also informed that they turned into a restaurant this house, which was built by Armenian masters, where they serve local food.