Camp Armen

Camp Armen
Armenian: Արմէն ճամբար
Turkish: Kamp Armen
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Alternative namesTuzla Armenian Orphanage
Tuzla Armenian Children's Camp
Kamp Armen
General information
TypeOrphanage
LocationTuzla, Istanbul
CountryTurkey
Coordinates40°49′26.6″N 29°16′55.9″E / 40.824056°N 29.282194°E / 40.824056; 29.282194
Year(s) built1963-1968[1][2]
Groundbreaking1962 (First one)
2023 (Second one)
Construction started1963
Demolished2015 (partially)
2017 (fully, by land owners)
OwnerGedikpaşa Surp Hovhannes Church
Technical details
Floor countFirst one: 2
Grounds8.552 m²

Camp Armen or also known as Tuzla Armenian Orphanage (Armenian: Արմէն ճամբար, Turkish: Kamp Armen, Tuzla Ermeni Yetimhanesi) is an Armenian orphanage in Tuzla, owned by the Gedikpaşa Surp Hovhannes Church.

  1. ^ "Kamp Armen, 40 yıl sonra yeniden". Evrensel.
  2. ^ "Keşke Hrant Dink de görseydi... Kamp Armen inşaatı başlıyor". odaTV (in Turkish). 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-11-26.