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Camp Armen, which served for decades as an Armenian youth camp, was illegally seized by the Turkish government during the 1980s from the Gedikpasha Armenian Protestant Church. 

Over the past week, after decades of neglect, Turkish officials authorized its outright destruction.  Bulldozers and tractors demolished parts of the camp, but a local protest organized by local Armenians succeeded in at least temporarily halting the destruction.  

This delay and the media attention it has sparked within Turkey itself provide a short window for U.S. leadership in demanding that the Turkish government not destroy this center of Armenian cultural and religious identity in Turkey.

Take Action Now:

Please take a moment to write to your Senators and Representative and urge them to call on the U.S. State Department to help stop the destruction of Camp Armen.  Simply type in your name, address and email below and click "Submit".  A sample letter to your Senators and Representative is available for you to review, edit and send.

To learn more about the efforts to #SaveCampArmen, check out the links below:

>> Activists, Rights Groups in Turkey Continue to Block Camp Armen Demolition

>> AMAA Calls on Turkish Leaders to Stop Demolition of Camp Armen