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Armenian buried as Muslim in Turkey to be reburied as Christian
July 5, 2012 - 12:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The body of a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin,
who was buried in a Muslim cemetery due to financial problems, will be
transferred to an Armenian cemetery after the required procedures are
completed, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
According to Agos weekly, 85-year-old Harutyun KamparisoÄ?lu passed
away on June 17while staying in a shelter. Ã`sküdar Surp Garabed Church
Foundation approved KamparisoÄ?lu's burial with Islamic customs since
the man's daughter Anna TaÅ?çıyan could not afford the 8,000-Turkish
Lira funeral cost. KambarisoÄ?lu's funeral prayer was performed in
Göztepe Mosque on June 18, and his body was buried in Ã`mraniye
HekimbaÅ?ı Cemetery with Islamic prayers.
The Armenian Patriarchate said they did not know about the incident
but added that if they had known, they would have covered the funeral
expenses.
`If we had known about the situation, we would have done whatever was
necessary and would not have let such an incident occur. How the
authorities conducted such a burial is another matter of interest,'
Acting Patriarch Archishob Aram AteÅ?yan said.
He said that KamparisoÄ?lu's daughter gave her consent for the funeral
to be conducted according to the traditions of the Armenian Apostolic
Church and that KamparisoÄ?lu's body would be transferred to the
Armenian cemetery in a funeral after the required procedures are
completed.
TaÅ?çıyan said the necessary statement about the subject was made by
the patriachate and that she would not make any personal statement.
Meanwhile, the Karacaahmet Cemetery Directorate, which approved
KamparisoÄ?lu's burial according to Islamic traditions, said non-Muslim
people could be buried in Muslim cemeteries only if the mufti's office
declared the deceased to be a Muslim.
`KamparisoÄ?lu was also declared to be a Muslim. There are two people
who witnessed his conversion to Islam by saying the Kelime-i Å?ahadet
[Islamic confession of faith]. When two people witnessed it, his being
a Muslim was [confirmed],' the directorate said.
July 5, 2012 - 12:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The body of a Turkish citizen of Armenian origin,
who was buried in a Muslim cemetery due to financial problems, will be
transferred to an Armenian cemetery after the required procedures are
completed, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
According to Agos weekly, 85-year-old Harutyun KamparisoÄ?lu passed
away on June 17while staying in a shelter. Ã`sküdar Surp Garabed Church
Foundation approved KamparisoÄ?lu's burial with Islamic customs since
the man's daughter Anna TaÅ?çıyan could not afford the 8,000-Turkish
Lira funeral cost. KambarisoÄ?lu's funeral prayer was performed in
Göztepe Mosque on June 18, and his body was buried in Ã`mraniye
HekimbaÅ?ı Cemetery with Islamic prayers.
The Armenian Patriarchate said they did not know about the incident
but added that if they had known, they would have covered the funeral
expenses.
`If we had known about the situation, we would have done whatever was
necessary and would not have let such an incident occur. How the
authorities conducted such a burial is another matter of interest,'
Acting Patriarch Archishob Aram AteÅ?yan said.
He said that KamparisoÄ?lu's daughter gave her consent for the funeral
to be conducted according to the traditions of the Armenian Apostolic
Church and that KamparisoÄ?lu's body would be transferred to the
Armenian cemetery in a funeral after the required procedures are
completed.
TaÅ?çıyan said the necessary statement about the subject was made by
the patriachate and that she would not make any personal statement.
Meanwhile, the Karacaahmet Cemetery Directorate, which approved
KamparisoÄ?lu's burial according to Islamic traditions, said non-Muslim
people could be buried in Muslim cemeteries only if the mufti's office
declared the deceased to be a Muslim.
`KamparisoÄ?lu was also declared to be a Muslim. There are two people
who witnessed his conversion to Islam by saying the Kelime-i Å?ahadet
[Islamic confession of faith]. When two people witnessed it, his being
a Muslim was [confirmed],' the directorate said.