Sanasarian College
The Sanassarian College ( Armenian Սանասարեան վարժարան , Turkish Sanasaryan Koleji ) or Sanasarian College was an Armenian- speaking institution for higher education in the city of Erzurum in the Ottoman Empire , which was founded in 1881 by the Armenian trader Mgrdich Sanasarian.
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The university was considered a high quality school and had trained teaching staff in Germany ; the college comprised a nine-year course leading to a high level of education. The school existed until the Armenian genocide in 1915/1916 when most of the teachers were killed and the building destroyed. The Sanassarian College was the premier institution for Armenian culture and education in the eastern provinces during the years leading up to the First World War .
The British explorer, writer and natural historian Isabella Bird's (1831–1904) described the school as follows:
“One of the most interesting sights in Erzerum is the Sanassarian College, founded and handsomely endowed by the liberality of an Armenian merchant. The fine buildings are of the best construction, and are admirably suited for educational purposes, and the equipments are of the latest and most complete description. The education and the moral and intellectual training are of a very high type, and the personal influence of the three directors, who were educated in Germany and England , altogether "makes for righteousness." The graduation course is nine years. The students, numbering 120, wear a uniform, and there is no distinction of class among them. They are, almost without exception, manly, earnest, and studious, and are full of enthusiasm and esprit de corps. Much may be hoped for in the future from the admirable moral training and thorough education given in this college, which is one of the few bright spots in Armenia. "
“One of the most interesting sights in Erserum is the Sanassarian College, founded and handsomely equipped by the generosity of an Armenian merchant. The fine buildings are of the finest construction, and are admirably adapted for educational purposes, and the furnishings are of the newest and most perfect sort. The upbringing as well as the moral and intellectual training are of a very high standard, and the personal influence of the three directors, who were trained in Germany and England , "provide righteousness overall." The course to graduate is nine years. The students, 120 in all, are in uniform and there is no distinction between classes. Almost without exception, they are masculine, earnest and learned, and are full of enthusiasm and corps spirit. Much can be hoped for in the future from the admirable moral training and thorough education given in this school, which is one of the few bright spots in Armenia. "
Legal status
In 1912 the Sanassarian College was transferred to Sivas . In 1915 it was destroyed by the Turks .
The Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church appealed to the Ankara Court for the return of the Sanassarian College. The Sanassarian College property included nine lots in Erzurum, a garden shed and extensive farmland in Aghveren village, two lots in Gez village, and a large commercial property known as Sanasarian Han in the Sirkeci district of Istanbul . The trial is still pending.
Well-known graduates
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Individual evidence
- ^ A History of Armenia - p. 372 by Vahan M. Kurkjian
- ↑ A few facts about Turkey under the reign of Abdul Hamid II. By An American observer, p. 54
- ^ The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times By Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk, p. 337
- ^ The Missionary herald at home and abroad : Volume 86 - Page 362 - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
- ^ The Republic of Armenia: The first year, 1918-1919 By Richard G. Hovannisian -S. 436
- ^ Bird, Isabella L. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: including a summer in the upper Karun region and a visit to the Nestorian Rayahs. New York: GP Putnam's Sons; London: J. Murray, 1891., p. 385
- ↑ Vatche Ghazarian (Editor): Armenians in the Ottoman Empire . P. 804
- ↑ a b c Patrikhane Sanasaryan davasını Anadolu sathına yaydı (Turkish) . Archived from the original on April 21, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved December 21, 2012.
