Archbishop Aram Ate?yan (2nd L) and Mayor Sar?g?l (2nd R) pose for cameras at the newly opened church. (Photo: AA)
10/1/20111
TODAY?S ZAMAN, ?STANBUL
Sunday saw St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in the Karak?y quarter of ?stanbul reopen for religious services following a six-year period of renovation supported by Si?li Municipality Mayor Mustafa Sar?g?l.
Sar?g?l was joined for the occasion by the mayor of Munich, Christian Ude, along with Archbishop Aram Ate?yan, deputy patriarch of the Armenian Patriarchate based in ?stanbul.
Speaking at the opening ceremony prior to the Sunday church service, Ate?yan thanked Sar?g?l for his support and efforts during the renovation, emphasizing the importance and value of showing respect towards houses of worship, ?We are all indebted to ?i?li Mayor Mustafa Sar?g?l, who has extended a helping hand to all sorts of projects in places ranging from Diyarbak?r to Van, as well as many more that I do not even know about. I want to thank him on behalf of the patriarchate,? he said.
Commenting upon the attendance of special guest Ude at the opening, Sar?g?l said he was thrilled to have the mayor of Munich present on the occasion. ?I thought long and hard about who I could invite to the opening who would be supportive and appreciative of such a project, and Christian Ude came to mind. We are absolutely delighted to have Ude, who has initiated and supported so many important projects in Munich over the years, with us in ?stanbul today,? he said. The church, which is unique in that it is the only one in ?stanbul with a conical dome, is the latest in a line of Armenian churches that have undergone restoration and been reopened in Turkey.
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