The demand of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia from the Constitutional Court of Turkey is clear: the return of the historical Catholicosate of Sis.

The Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Aram I, stated the aforesaid on Friday in Paris.

He added, however, that the approaches toward the judicial process should not be mixed up with the intended purpose of the respective lawsuit.

In Aram I’s words, their objective is to also perform religious ceremonies in the Catholicosate of Sis.

“Our lawsuit is not an ordinary lawsuit, and nor is it for the return of land. We just wanted to make this matter become the starting point for the demand of our estates belonging to the [Armenian] Church and nation,” said the Catholicos. “We believe that this legal move will give new strength to our claimancy.”

On April 28, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia had filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court of Turkey, and demanded the return of the Catholicosate Seat and estates of Sis, which is located in the historical Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey.