Until 1915 it served as the seat of the Trebizond diocese tied to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople . At this time , the vibrant Armenian community of the city numbered 30,000 . In 1915 , the normal functions of the monastery were interrupted when it was used as a transit camp for Armenians being deported to Syria during the Armenian Genocide . After the Russian capture of Trebizond , Armenian monks returned to the monastery , and monks were there until sometime after World War I , supposedly 1923
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Kaymaklı Monastery