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Mor Gabriel Monastery
Mor Gabriel Monastery
Mor Gabriel Monastery
The Assembly of Foundations, the highest decision-making body of the general directorate for foundations, decided to return the lands of the historic Mor Gabriel Monastery to the Syriac community in Turkey. AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
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Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
Mor Gabriel is a 1,700-year-old historic monastery located in the southeastern province of Mardin’s Midyat district. In 2008, the Forestry Ministry, the Land Registry Cadaster Office and the villages of Yayvantepe, Çandarlı and Eğlence sued the monastery for allegedly “occupying” their fields. AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
The lawsuit was finalized last year, recognizing the monastery as an “occupier,” but the case was then taken to the European Court of Human Rights. AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
AA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
The return of the 244,000 square-meter land of the monastery will mark the largest property restoration in the history of the Turkish Republic in terms of size, Ertem also stated, adding that more valuable immovable properties had been returned before. DHA Photo
Mor Gabriel Monastery
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