The Armenian church in the town of Gürün in Turkey’s Sivas Province (historically: Sebastia, Gürün district) will operate as a museum after renovation. This was reported by Ermenihaber.am.
The Armenian church, located in the center of the Gürün district and dating from the 19th century, had been under the threat of complete demolition.
It had previously been announced that 3 million 684 thousand Turkish liras would be allocated for the renovation and that renovation work would begin.
The Mayor of Gürün, Nami Çiftçi, has stated that after the completion of the renovation work, the Armenian church will open as a museum and will serve the development of tourism in the area.
It should be noted that at the beginning of the 20th century, the town of Gürün had a total of 3,000 households, of which 1,550 were Armenian. The Armenians here were engaged in trade, agriculture and crafts. There was one stone-built Armenian church and one school in the town. In 1915, the Armenian population of Gürün was subjected to genocide — deported and annihilated.
