Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, was returned to the Gedikpasha Armenian Protestant Church Foundation on Oct. 27. The Foundation’s lawyer, Sebu Aslangil announced that the return process was finalized, reported Agos. The return of the camp came after 175 days of resistance by the Nor Zartonk Armenian movement of Istanbul.
Nor Zartonk led a campaign to occupy the grounds of the camp since bulldozers arrived to demolish it in early May. After weeks of protest, the owner of the campground, Fatih Ulusoy, said he would sign the transfer of the property over to the Gedikpaşa Armenian Evangelical Church Foundation.
