Sinan Hakan
Award-winning Armenian pianist performs on historical island in Turkey's east
Award-winning Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan performed a concert on June 23 outside the Akdamar Church on the historical Akdamar Island in the eastern province of Van.
The concert on Akdamar Island was "vigorous," said Tamar Nalc?, the project coordinator at Anadolu Kültür (Anatolian Culture), a non-profit cultural institution that organized Hamasyan's concerts in Turkey.
Armenian church on Akdamar Island hosts fifth service
The fifth annual Divine Liturgy on the Akdamar Islandâs famous 10th-century church was held on Sept. 7, with the participation of Christians from Turkey and around the world.
The church was reopened to occasional prayers in 2010 after a hiatus of nearly 100 years.
Armenian church on Akdamar Island set to host fifth service
Christians from Turkey and around the world have started to travel to Akdamar Island on Lake Van for the fifth annual Divine Liturgy on the islandâs famous 10th century church. The church was reopened to occasional prayers in 2010 after a hiatus of nearly 100 years.
Controversial new building slammed as ‘visual pollution’ at 700-year-old Seljuk tomb
A dormitory building that was built seven years ago has triggered controversy in the eastern town of Van, with many questioning its location as âvisual pollutionâ right next to a 700-year-old Seljuk tomb.