Surp Giragos Church in Diyarbakır, the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, reopened for worship in May 2022 after seven years of closure due to damage sustained in street clashes in 2015. Ohannes Gafur Ohanyan, a board member of the Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation, detailed the church's restoration, which was supported by Armenians worldwide and local communities without institutional aid. The church, originally built in 1376 and repurposed variously throughout history, had been in disrepair until 2011-2012 when it was first restored and reopened. Despite the challenges faced by the Armenian community in Turkey, including identity changes among 30-40 individuals in the last 12 years due to pressures, the church's reopening has been a significant event, with Armenians from around the world attending the celebrations. Ohanyan expressed hope for a world where no one is oppressed or exploited, in line with the spirit of the Christmas celebration.

Residents of Diyarbakır's Sur district are expressing their dissatisfaction with the neglected state of the Çifte Havuz Cemetery, fearing that the overgrown grass could lead to fires. A local merchant criticized the trusteeship's lack of respect for the living and the dead, linking it to the suicides of many young people and increasing poverty. A former municipal worker, dismissed by the trusteeship, called for the protection of the cemeteries. Süleyman Duman, known locally as the cemetery caretaker, reported multiple unaddressed complaints about the cemetery's condition, which has become a haven for drug addicts and is in disrepair. He noted that the cemetery, once an Armenian settlement, received better care under elected officials than under the trusteeship.