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  • Historic Mansion Of Armenian Benefactor Half-Ruined (Photos)

    HISTORIC MANSION OF ARMENIAN BENEFACTOR HALF-RUINED (PHOTOS)

    http://news.am/eng/news/107734.html
    June 01, 2012 | 13:17

    Turkish businessman Necip Dincer, who had purchased the mansion
    of Armenian philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian, has not launched
    renovation yet (photos).

    A group of Armenian and Turkish journalists visited the mansion
    located in Turkey's Kayseri.

    One of four Armenians living in Kayseri Sarkis Tekeyian led the group
    to the house belonging to famous philontropist.

    One of the mansions was dismantled, while the other was purchased by
    Turkish businessman who promised to restore it and turn into a hotel
    to promote tourism in the province.

    Earlier the entrepreneur said that he had purchased a mansion of
    Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian from a family living in Istanbul. The
    repair works are estimated at $600,000, he added.

    Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was born in 1869, studied in England. In
    1898 Gyulbenkyan was appointed adviser on economic affairs in the
    Ottoman embassies in London and Paris. He also was president of the
    Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).

    The first Armenian billionaire never forgot about his roots and
    supported the Diaspora Armenians. Many Armenians around the globe
    receive secondary and higher education getting scholarships from
    his fund.

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