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For more than a century, continuing to this very day, these treasure hunters exist in various facets of Turkish society, fully convinced that there are endless deposits of Armenian gold worth zillions and that the jackpot is within reach. There were, at one point, even internet groups sharing notes and maps of the Armenian El Dorado.

The latest target of treasure hunters is Surp Dırtad Monastery in Doğanköy (Tortan) village of Erzincan. Locals are at a loss, since authorities don’t do anything despite their complaints about increasing attacks by treasure hunters.