Following a Badarak (Divine Liturgy) to be held on March 14, presided over by the Armenian Patriarch of Türkiye, Sahak Maşalyan, a groundbreaking ceremony will mark the official start of the church's restoration. In addition to the church building, eight shops and outbuildings belonging to the foundation were also heavily damaged in the disaster.
The church foundation has applied for a 25-million TL grant allocated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism specifically for the restoration of historical structures following the earthquakes. Yusuf Tabaş, President of the Foundation, told Agosthat they have not yet received a response regarding their application.
Tabaş, who attended the ERVAB (Union of Armenian Foundations) meeting on March 2, noted that he received pledges of support from other church foundation boards for the restoration project. The total cost for the restoration of the church, the shops, and the outbuildings is estimated to reach approximately 77 million TL.
