Among many of his significant donations was to the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital located in Istanbul . A large property called the '' Selamet Han '' was donated to the Surp Pırgiç foundation in 1954 . The property was confiscated by the state in 1974 , but returned to the foundation in 2011 . He also helped establish a nurses ' home at the hospital after selling his wife 's jewellery He was president of the Armenian General Benevolent Union ( AGBU ) from 1930 – 1932 , resigning as a result of a smear campaign by '' Soviet Armenia '' , an Armenian newspaper based in Armenia SSR . He was also a major benefactor of Nubarashen and Nor Kesaria , which were newly founded settlements consisting of refugees from the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Calouste Gulbenkian