Father Avedis Tabasyan, overseer of Anatolian Armenian communities and clergyman of the Hatay Church, visited Malatya, Turkey on the occasion of the Vardavar Feast—the Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ—and also visited the Stone Altar (Three Altar) Armenian church, which has been converted into a cultural center, ermenihaber.am reports.

Later, he offered a service at the Surp Harutyun Chapel in the Malatya Armenian Cemetery.

On the same day, Fr. Tabasyan married Sevan and Ozge Tabas, members of the Malatya Armenian community, in a religious ceremony at the Three Altar Church.