Why can't any of us be like Mehmet Coban...
After the Armenian deportations of 1915, thousands of monasteries and church structures left behind by the Armenian people in Anatolia are still being looted and destroyed despite more than 100 years.
The Custodian documentary tells the story of village mosque imam Mehmet Coban, who has voluntarily protected the 1400-year-old Varakavank Armenian monastery in Bakraçlı village of Van city in Turkish Kurdistan for 40 years, following his father's will.
- Year2022
- Runtime32 minutes
- LanguageKurdish, Turkish
- CountryTurkey
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, Modern Greek (1453-)
- DirectorMehmet Fatih Güden
- ScreenwriterMehmet Fatih Güden
- ProducerMehmet Fatih Güden
Why can't any of us be like Mehmet Coban...
After the Armenian deportations of 1915, thousands of monasteries and church structures left behind by the Armenian people in Anatolia are still being looted and destroyed despite more than 100 years.
The Custodian documentary tells the story of village mosque imam Mehmet Coban, who has voluntarily protected the 1400-year-old Varakavank Armenian monastery in Bakraçlı village of Van city in Turkish Kurdistan for 40 years, following his father's will.
- Year2022
- Runtime32 minutes
- LanguageKurdish, Turkish
- CountryTurkey
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish, Modern Greek (1453-)
- DirectorMehmet Fatih Güden
- ScreenwriterMehmet Fatih Güden
- ProducerMehmet Fatih Güden