Şişli Armenian Cemetery Explained

The Şişli Armenian Cemetery is an Armenian cemetery in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey which is operated and served by the Armenian community of Turkey.^[1]

Notable burials

• Hovhannes Arsharouni – Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
• Simon Agopyan – Painter
• Zabel Sibil Asadour – Writer
• Sevag Balıkçı – murdered conscript in Turkish Military
• Zaven Biberyan – Writer
• Hagop Dilacar – Linguist
• Markar Esayan – Journalist and Politician
• Mari Gerekmezyan – Sculptor
• Harutyun Hanesyan – Musician
• Udi Hrant – Musician
• Garbis İstanbulluoğlu – Football Athlete
• Toto Karaca – Actress
• Sirvart Karamanuk – Composer and Pianist
• Arman Manukyan – Professor
• Matild Manukyan – Businesswoman
• Malachia Ormanian – Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
• Stepan Papelyan – Musician
• Maryam Şahinyan – Photographer
• Nubar Terziyan – Actor
• Onno Tunç – Musician and Composer
• Yervant Voskan – Sculptor
• Zahrad – Poet
• Haykanush Mark – Writer, poet
• Anahit Yulanda Varan – female street performer playing the accordion
• Garbis Zakaryan – Boxer

Notes and References

1. News: Ay. Savas. Parev (merhaba)eski dostlar (Hello Old Friends). 21 December 2012. Sabah. 10 April 2011. Turkish.