Some members of the Armenian community of Turkey criticised this move and asked for the election of a new Patriarch by universal suffrage instead. (It is estimated that some 20 thousand members of the community are eligible to vote in such an election.) At last, the synod decided to retire the Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan on October 26, 2016 and to organize an election for a new patriarch. Following the death of Patriarch Mesrob II, Abp. Sahak II Mashalian was elected Patriarch of İstanbul in 2019. Publications The Patriarchate publishes an annual review in Armenian called Shoghagat (Rays from Above), containing theological, liturgical, historical and cultural articles. A small, illustrated bulletin Lraper is published weekly (monthly in the summer months). The bilingual Lraper is in Armenian and Turkish. See also List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople Armenians in the Ottoman Empire Armenians in Turkey Armenian Apostolic Church References External links Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Lraper Bulletin Constantinople Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkey