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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Jan 29 2015
Armenian patriarchate establishes foundation
DOGAN NEWS AGENCY
The Armenian patriarchate based in Istanbul has founded the Hovakim
1461 Foundation in a move to gain a new legal status for financial
transactions.
The foundation, named after the first Armenian patriarch after the
conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) by the Ottomans, will be chaired
by Armenian Archbishop Aram AteÃ?Â?yan and other senior clerics from the
patriarchate.
The Armenian patriarchate had previously faced legal obstacles as it
was not recognized as a legal entity, especially in terms of acquiring
and running properties to obtain revenues and relied on donations to
maintain itself. The foundation, whose establishment was approved by a
court, will set a precedent for similar moves by the patriarchate.
According to the foundation's charter, it will acquire properties,
cooperate with other foundations and run businesses to sustain the
activities of the patriarchate ranging from holding seminars to
publishing books and magazines.
Armenian and Greek Orthodox patriarchates do not have legal entity
under Turkish law although the courts relieved the restrictions on
patriarchates to both buy and operate properties. For instance, in
2014, an Istanbul court ruled in favor of the patriarchate for the
return of a historical building confiscated from the patriarchate by
defining it as a legal entity.
Minority religious communities like Greek Orthodox and Armenians long
faced an obstacle in acquiring new properties under a 1936 regulation
that prevented them from purchasing or being donated new properties. A
2008 amendment removed this obstacle and a comprehensive bill enacted
in 2011 allowed the return of properties seized from the minorities to
be returned.
http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2015/01/29/armenian-patriarchate-establishes-foundation
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 29 2015
Armenian patriarchate establishes foundation
DOGAN NEWS AGENCY
The Armenian patriarchate based in Istanbul has founded the Hovakim
1461 Foundation in a move to gain a new legal status for financial
transactions.
The foundation, named after the first Armenian patriarch after the
conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) by the Ottomans, will be chaired
by Armenian Archbishop Aram AteÃ?Â?yan and other senior clerics from the
patriarchate.
The Armenian patriarchate had previously faced legal obstacles as it
was not recognized as a legal entity, especially in terms of acquiring
and running properties to obtain revenues and relied on donations to
maintain itself. The foundation, whose establishment was approved by a
court, will set a precedent for similar moves by the patriarchate.
According to the foundation's charter, it will acquire properties,
cooperate with other foundations and run businesses to sustain the
activities of the patriarchate ranging from holding seminars to
publishing books and magazines.
Armenian and Greek Orthodox patriarchates do not have legal entity
under Turkish law although the courts relieved the restrictions on
patriarchates to both buy and operate properties. For instance, in
2014, an Istanbul court ruled in favor of the patriarchate for the
return of a historical building confiscated from the patriarchate by
defining it as a legal entity.
Minority religious communities like Greek Orthodox and Armenians long
faced an obstacle in acquiring new properties under a 1936 regulation
that prevented them from purchasing or being donated new properties. A
2008 amendment removed this obstacle and a comprehensive bill enacted
in 2011 allowed the return of properties seized from the minorities to
be returned.
http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2015/01/29/armenian-patriarchate-establishes-foundation
From: Baghdasarian