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BOOK REVEALS SEIZED ARMENIAN PROPERTIES
Hurriyet Daily News
Dec 18 2012
Turkey
by Vercihan Ziflioğlu
ISTANBUL - Hurriyet Daily News
One of the confiscated properties in the book (inset) is the Kalfayan
Orphanage in Istanbul. The land of the orphanage is now occupied by
a highway.
A recent book published by the Hrant Dink Foundation has revealed
that almost half of the properties belonging to 53 different Armenian
foundations have been confiscated since 1923.
"2012 Beyannamesi: Istanbul Ermeni Vakıflarının El Konulan Mulkleri"
(The 2012 Declaration: The Seized Properties of Armenian Foundations
in Istanbul) provides data on all the proprties of the Armenian
foundations confiscated since 1923.
According to the information provided, 53 Armenian foundations in
Istanbul were found to have 1,328 immovable properties. Some 661
of these properties were confiscated, while the fate of another 87
is still unknown. With legal amendments, 143 of the 661 confiscated
properties have been returned over the last 10 years.
One of the confiscated properties is the Kalfayan Orphanage located
in Istanbul's Halıcıoğlu district. It was confiscated on the grounds
that access roads would be built on its land during the construction
of the intercontinental Bosphorus Bridge. The E5 Highway now occupies
this land.
Another confiscated foundation is the Surp (Saint) Hagop Armenian
Church Foundation located in Istanbul's Kasımpaşa district. Its
ownership was passed to the Foundations Directorate General, after
which an apartment block was built on the remains of the historic
church walls. A number of shanty houses now occupy a part of the
original foundation's land, for which the Foundations Directorate
General pays rent.
The 479-page new book, which opens with an introduction by Professor
Huseyin Hatemi, covers a detailed list of confiscated properties, as
well as historical information and photos of the foundation properties.
December/18/2012
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/book-reveals-seized-armenian-properties.aspx?pageID=238&nID=37083&NewsCatID=386
From: Baghdasarian
Hurriyet Daily News
Dec 18 2012
Turkey
by Vercihan Ziflioğlu
ISTANBUL - Hurriyet Daily News
One of the confiscated properties in the book (inset) is the Kalfayan
Orphanage in Istanbul. The land of the orphanage is now occupied by
a highway.
A recent book published by the Hrant Dink Foundation has revealed
that almost half of the properties belonging to 53 different Armenian
foundations have been confiscated since 1923.
"2012 Beyannamesi: Istanbul Ermeni Vakıflarının El Konulan Mulkleri"
(The 2012 Declaration: The Seized Properties of Armenian Foundations
in Istanbul) provides data on all the proprties of the Armenian
foundations confiscated since 1923.
According to the information provided, 53 Armenian foundations in
Istanbul were found to have 1,328 immovable properties. Some 661
of these properties were confiscated, while the fate of another 87
is still unknown. With legal amendments, 143 of the 661 confiscated
properties have been returned over the last 10 years.
One of the confiscated properties is the Kalfayan Orphanage located
in Istanbul's Halıcıoğlu district. It was confiscated on the grounds
that access roads would be built on its land during the construction
of the intercontinental Bosphorus Bridge. The E5 Highway now occupies
this land.
Another confiscated foundation is the Surp (Saint) Hagop Armenian
Church Foundation located in Istanbul's Kasımpaşa district. Its
ownership was passed to the Foundations Directorate General, after
which an apartment block was built on the remains of the historic
church walls. A number of shanty houses now occupy a part of the
original foundation's land, for which the Foundations Directorate
General pays rent.
The 479-page new book, which opens with an introduction by Professor
Huseyin Hatemi, covers a detailed list of confiscated properties, as
well as historical information and photos of the foundation properties.
December/18/2012
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/book-reveals-seized-armenian-properties.aspx?pageID=238&nID=37083&NewsCatID=386
From: Baghdasarian