Armenian church taken under protection in Turkey’s Van

The authorities of Turkey’s Van province have promised to take under protection an historical Armenian church that has turned into a store for animal food.

Muzaffer Aktud, the head of the Provincial Administration’s Culture and Tourism Department, has promised that the building will be cleaned up within very short timeframes, Cihan News agency reported.

Reports that the church had turned into an animal food store appeared in the press last week.

A villager said that the local population, which is very saddened by the church’s deplorable state, wants the former tourist attraction site to be renovated.