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  • Armenian Monument Found During Excavations in Aghtamar0 Island

    ARMENIAN MONUMENT FOUND DURING EXCAVATIONS IN AGHTAMAR0 ISLAND: TURKS
    KEEPS SILENCE ABOUT ITS BEING ARMENIAN


    ISTANBUL, JUNE 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A monument dated of
    June 1, 1884 was found during the excavations implemented near the
    church of the Akhatamar Island in Lake Van. Mete Tozkoparan, the
    Director of the Van museum informed that excavations were started from
    the church garden, near the monks' house, and numerous rooms coming
    next to each other were found out in this territory. "A marble
    stone-monument was found during the last excavations in a territory
    consisting of six rooms, and the monument shows that a college
    established to prepare clergymen existed in that territory. It is
    written on the stone that the college was opened on June 1, 1884 by
    Khachatur Rshtuntsi, one of Catholicoses of that period of time,"
    Tozkaparan stated. The Director of the Van museum considers notable
    the fact that the monument, besides giving information about details
    of building of the college, contains "expressions of gratitude"
    addressed to sultan of that period of time Abdul Hamid II for his
    permission, assistance and support in the issue of building the
    college. "It is clear from the monument that the monks' college was
    built during the period of Abdul Hamid II, Tozkoparan mentioned and
    informed that they defined that a monks' college was really built in
    that territory in the same year. The Istanbul "Marmara" daily draws
    attention to the fact that in spite of the information of the monument
    with text in the Armenian language and one about the Armenian
    Catholicos, the issue that this church of Aghtamar is Armenian, and
    the text on the stone is in Armenian was not touched upon at all.
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