Even though there is signage, its still not easy to find the church. We had to ask a lot of people, finally some kids took us there.
Its completely restored, it was still in the process of restoration. We can smell freshly varnished wood. We were mobbed by a group of school kids who wanted our picture and also pictures taken with them. They've probably never seen Orientals before. A young man met us at the door and sort of took us around. He is Turkish and a Muslim. I didn't ask but he probably traced his lineage to Christianity. Years ago, when the Armenians were being persecuted, the Turks took and adopted a lot of the Armenian boys and converted them to Islam.
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