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HISTORIC MANSION OF ARMENIAN BENEFACTOR HALF-RUINED (PHOTOS)
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June 01, 2012 | 13:17
Turkish businessman Necip Dincer, who had purchased the mansion
of Armenian philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian, has not launched
renovation yet (photos).
A group of Armenian and Turkish journalists visited the mansion
located in Turkey's Kayseri.
One of four Armenians living in Kayseri Sarkis Tekeyian led the group
to the house belonging to famous philontropist.
One of the mansions was dismantled, while the other was purchased by
Turkish businessman who promised to restore it and turn into a hotel
to promote tourism in the province.
Earlier the entrepreneur said that he had purchased a mansion of
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian from a family living in Istanbul. The
repair works are estimated at $600,000, he added.
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was born in 1869, studied in England. In
1898 Gyulbenkyan was appointed adviser on economic affairs in the
Ottoman embassies in London and Paris. He also was president of the
Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).
The first Armenian billionaire never forgot about his roots and
supported the Diaspora Armenians. Many Armenians around the globe
receive secondary and higher education getting scholarships from
his fund.
http://news.am/eng/news/107734.html
June 01, 2012 | 13:17
Turkish businessman Necip Dincer, who had purchased the mansion
of Armenian philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian, has not launched
renovation yet (photos).
A group of Armenian and Turkish journalists visited the mansion
located in Turkey's Kayseri.
One of four Armenians living in Kayseri Sarkis Tekeyian led the group
to the house belonging to famous philontropist.
One of the mansions was dismantled, while the other was purchased by
Turkish businessman who promised to restore it and turn into a hotel
to promote tourism in the province.
Earlier the entrepreneur said that he had purchased a mansion of
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian from a family living in Istanbul. The
repair works are estimated at $600,000, he added.
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was born in 1869, studied in England. In
1898 Gyulbenkyan was appointed adviser on economic affairs in the
Ottoman embassies in London and Paris. He also was president of the
Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).
The first Armenian billionaire never forgot about his roots and
supported the Diaspora Armenians. Many Armenians around the globe
receive secondary and higher education getting scholarships from
his fund.