Kathryn Cook

Memory of Trees

The decaying ruins of an old traditional Armenian house are seen in Gaziantep, Turkey. Gaziantep's Armenian community, once very wealthy and influential, fled or were deported during the time of the Armenian genocide, which preceded Turkey's independence. Today the only traces of their existence are the homes and churches that are now inhabited by Turkish families, or which still lay in ruin.
The decaying ruins of an old traditional Armenian house are seen in Gaziantep, Turkey. Gaziantep's Armenian community, once very wealthy and influential, fled or were deported during the time of the Armenian genocide, which preceded Turkey's independence. Today the only traces of their existence are the homes and churches that are now inhabited by Turkish families, or which still lay in ruin.