Turkish Armenian Church restored - as museum

Turkey has restored an Armenian church, but it will be used as a museum, not for worship.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Turkey has renovated a 1,100-year-old church in the east of the country, in what is seen as a gesture to improve ties with neighbouring Armenia. The ceremony on Akdamar island on Lake Van was attended by senior Armenian officials, despite the two countries' lack of diplomatic ties. The mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 left profound scars and bitterness. About 70,000 Armenians live in Turkey today. The church will now be a museum.