Armenian International Magazine (AIM) April-May 1998 (p 38)
Istanbul's Patriarch Kazanjian's Death Reawakens Old Issues of Church Rights
By Hratch Tchilingirian
The spiritual leader of the estimated 60 thousand Armenians in Turkey, Patriarch Karekin Kazanjian, died on March 10; a final vote on his successor is expected in late May. Kazanjian was the 83rd leader of the Armenian Patriarchate established by Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror of Constantinople in 1461.