Turkish Imam goes the extra mile for ancient Armenian church

Metin Halici, an Imam of a mosque in Yozgat, Turkey is taking care of an ancient church based in the courtyard of the mosque.

We keep this chapel clean and ready for worship because we care about people and respect their beliefs, Metin Halici says.
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We keep this chapel clean and ready for worship because we care about people and respect their beliefs, Metin Halici says.

An Armenian church built in the year 120 AD by Anatolian priests, is located in the courtyard of Yozgat's Sarikaya Mosque in Turkey.

Besides a cross drawn on its door, the building does not look like a church from the outside. 

However, Armenians still come from as far as the US and Argentina to worship there. 

The Imam of the mosque Metin Halici, has taken it upon himself to keep both places of worship clean.

He grabs a broom and dust cloth to clean the ancient church a few days every week. 

This is his story:

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