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Armenian Mass at church in Turkey
BBC
19 September 2010
Sunday's service is the first at the church in 95 years
Armenian worshippers have held a service in a church in eastern Turkey
for the first time in nearly 100 years.
The church, on an island in Lake Van, was damaged during the mass
killing of Armenians during World War I.
It was restored by the government in 2007 and turned into a museum.
Turkey has allowed the Mass to take place in the hope it will be seen
as a gesture of reconciliation, but some have denounced the move as a
publicity stunt.
From: A. Papazian
BBC
19 September 2010
Sunday's service is the first at the church in 95 years
Armenian worshippers have held a service in a church in eastern Turkey
for the first time in nearly 100 years.
The church, on an island in Lake Van, was damaged during the mass
killing of Armenians during World War I.
It was restored by the government in 2007 and turned into a museum.
Turkey has allowed the Mass to take place in the hope it will be seen
as a gesture of reconciliation, but some have denounced the move as a
publicity stunt.
From: A. Papazian