105-year-old Nurhan Yusupovich Granted Armenian Citizenship


Nourhan Josephovich is kissing the Armenian passport

(Armradio),-Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has handed over an Armenian passport to Nourhan Josephovich, the 105-year old Armenian descent who had applied for Armenian citizenship.

Nurhan was born in 1915 in Western Armenia and is an Italian citizen.

“It was a great honour for me to hand over the Republic of Armenia citizenship passport to our 105-year-old compatriot Nurhan Yusupovich (he was born in Istanbul in 1915),” PM Pashinyan said in a Facebook post.

“It was doubly touching to know that Nurhan Yusupovich made the decision to return to Armenia for permanent residence inspired by the non-violent, velvet, people’s revolution,” the Prime Minister added.

Pashinyan shared a photo, where the 105-year-old Yusupovich is kissing the passport.

Nurhan was born in 1915 in Western Armenia and is an Italian citizen.