Sourp Yerrortutyun (Holy Trinity) Armenian Church in Malatya hosted the first religious service in 106 years.
The church is located in the neighborhood where assassinated Armenian journalist Hrant Dink had grown up.
Closed since 1915, the Church was opened to worship on August 28.
Sahak Mashalyan, the Armenian Patriarch in Turkey and Grigoriyos Melki Urek, the Metropolitan Bishop of Adıyaman and Surrounding Provinces and the Deputy Patriarch, as well as the mayor and governor of Malatya, attended the opening ceremony.
The last renovation of the church started in 2012. Due to issues related to the state, insufficient budget and other reasons, these works have not been completed so far.
The renovation of the church has been completed in 2021. By the decision of the Turkish authorities, after the reconstruction, the church will also serve as a cultural center.
