The owner of the land of the Armenian Children’s Camp, which has been at the center of ongoing controversy with activists attempting to prevent a planned demolition of the former orphanage, has announced that he will be donating it to the Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Church Foundation.
“I
respectfully announce to the public that I will be donating the land to
the Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Church Foundation… with the hopes of
contributing to social harmony and unity of our country in line with our
Armenian citizens thoughts and wishes,” announced Fatih Ulusoy, who
owns the land where the former orphanage is located, in a written
statement published on May 23, 2015.
