The presentation of this very interesting book, organized by the Hamazkayin Paris Chapter, took place on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Armenian Cultural House.
The book "Localities and Armenian Church Properties in Ottoman Turkey; Heritage Targeted for Destruction" summarizes the works of four researchers, Harutyun Khachatryan, Patrick and Lucy Aslanian, and Jean Michel. They studied this issue for many years, making a list of the Armenian Church properties in Ottoman Turkey at their own expense. In their research, they used a list of 1913, prepared by the Patriarchate of Constantinople by Ottoman order.
A copy of this list was sent to Echmiadzin. Aram Safrastian translated it from Ottoman Turkish into Armenian in 1965.
″Land and Culture″ NGO assumed the responsibility of publishing the book.
Harutyun Khachatryan’s presentation was very interesting. He explained how the Turkish government destroyed all Armenian tracks in western regions.
The audience asked many questions, most of which pertained to the issue of compensation for the lost heritage.