YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. Armenian National Archives intends to publish documents on estates of Armenian monasteries in Turkey. Director of National Archives of Armenia Amatuni Virabyan informed about this in the conference hall of “Armenpress”. “There are many talks on the estates of Armenian monasteries in Turkey. We know Catholicosate of Sis is in the judicial process for the purpose to return the estates. A book will be published in 2016 where information on estates of all existing monasteries in Turkey will be presented. We will present documents written in Ottoman Turkish issued by the Turkish authorities,” Amatuni Virabyan said. The mentioned book will be available in Armenian and in Ottoman Turkish.

Amatuni Virabyan informed that they actively work and cooperate with national archives of other countries. They work with national archives of Italy, France, Iran, Georgia, Russia, Serbia, Poland and other countries. “Caucasian front 1914- 1918 "collection including materials on the population of the region and Armenian Genocide will be published during the collaboration with Russia in the current year. Materials of military investigation on activities of Turkish authorities; how they deported, killed Armenians and organized attacks against them on roads is also involved in the book.