The Istanbul Armenian Patriarchate has convened a meeting of community organizations to discuss providing assistance to earthquake victims, as well as make plans for the restoration of damaged building and churches, Kotchunian, the Zhamanak editor, told Armenpress. Kantsasar is also reporting that the Forty Martyrs Armenian Church in Aleppo was also severely damaged.Īt press time more than 3,500 fatalities have been reported, with the number growing as rescue workers unearth more bodies from the wreckage both in Turkey and Syria. The identities of the other two fatalities have not been made public. Minassian-Tenedjedjian was an active member of the Syrian Relief Cross (ARS of Syria) and served as an executive member of the local Ani chapter. Her husband and daughter reportedly were pulled out of the rubble and sustained serious injuries. In Aleppo and the surrounding areas the Kantsasar newspaper is reporting that four Armenians have died, among them Mirna Minassian-Tenedjedjian and her son, Albert. Mirna Minassian-Tenedjedjian and her son, Albert, were among the fatalities in Aleppo Rescue workers pull a man and her daughter from the rubble in Aleppo The Forty Martyrs Church in Aleppo was damaged Zhamanak editor Ara Kotchounian told Armenpress that Sami Tabash and Aida Tabash, a couple from Malatya, were among the dead identified thus far. The Istanbul-based Zhamanak newspaper reported that two Armenians were killed in Turkey, while the Aleppo-based Kantsasar newspaper is reporting that four Armenians sustained fatal injuries as the quake ravaged the largely Armenian-populated area. The epicenter of the earthquake was registered at Turkey’s Gaziantep (Aintab) province, according to the United States Geological Survey. At least six Armenians have been reported among the fatalities from the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday.
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