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Vakifli Village

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  • Salih Y
    Salih Y
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    The last bastion

    This is the final bastion of Armenian presence in rural Turkey. Make sure to visit the small museum next to the church, and buy some local products to support the villagers.

    Reviewed on Feb 19, 2022
  • Benizou
    Benizou
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    Small quiet village

    Good for a day trip, we spent only few hours there and we could have just skip it.The village is very small, known as the last Armenian village in Turkey but it seems that there are just a little more...

    Reviewed on Sep 21, 2019
  • SATVETS
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    Ordinary village

    Although the surrounding is very green we could find nothing to see in the village. It’s just an ordinary village. You can buy wine, kinds of jams if you want.

    Reviewed on Jul 18, 2019
  • tekirova
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    Part of an ugly history

    Most Turks come to this village without a hint about its significance in Armenian history. They therefore see it as a novelty rather than the last bastion of hope for Anatolia Armenians. The village i...

    Reviewed on Apr 7, 2019
  • fozjon
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    only saw the church

    our problem is that we don't speak Turkish and Antakya Turizm sent us a driver/guide who spoke no English. All literature was only in Turkish. We would have had no idea what we were in Vakifli for, ex...

    Reviewed on Mar 14, 2019

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