Surp Nigoğayos Armenian Church
Changes After Construction:
- In 1831, an application was submitted to Mahmud II for the construction of a new church.
- It was damaged in the 1894 earthquake and was renewed.
- During the years of the First World War, it was used for military purposes.
- In 1927, it was rebuilt from the ground up and reopened by Mesrob I Naroyan.
- It underwent repairs in 1987.
- It was repaired in 2000 and reopened for worship by Aram Ateşyan.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey.
- The building is an active church affiliated with the Armenian Apostolic tradition.
- In the list of the Fatih District Governorate, it appears for Topkapı Neighborhood under the name “Surp Nigogoyas Armenian Church” with the date 1813.
- The building is evaluated within the group of 19th-century Armenian churches.
