A mass baptism took place in the St. Stephen Armenian Church in Istanbul as a part of the national identity return of the Dersim Armenians, Armenpress reports.
The struggle of the Dersim Armenians in Turkey for national identity return of Dersim Armenians who were forcibly converted to Islam during the Armenian Genocide years.
Eight Dersim Armenians were baptized by Father Trdat Uzunyan.