During the Holy Mass, around 10 extreme nationalists held a protest at the port of Akhtamar, read a statement, waved Turkish and Azerbaijani flags, and left. In comparison with 2010, the city of Van ...

I think we can speak of thousands of Armenian monuments throughout Turkey. Akhtamar was lucky to avoid the fate of churches in Mush and Kars which were transformed into mosques," Karapetian said.

Only the Armenian community of Istanbul has the right to decide anything about Akhtamar. Only they were granted permission to offer services in the renovated church once a year.

He expressed an opinion concerning the statements of the Armenian mass media that the restoration of Akhtamar Church was allegedly an attempt to wipe all steps of Armenians from there, The Turkish ...

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a limited number of people will take part in the annual Divine Liturgy at the Holy Cross Armenian Church on Akhtamar Island in Van Province of Turkey this year, too.