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Turkish Invasion and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Cyprus, 20th Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Turkish Invasion and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Cyprus, 20th Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus

Description

No matter how deplorable one may consider the invasion and occupation of Cyprus to be, the most lamentable and unforgivable crime is the destruction of the island's cultural heritage in the occupied part of the island. When nations and peoples are proud to promote their culture, when the United Nations encourages and recognizes outstanding works of civilizations past and present, and records them in its World Heritage List, the invaders delight in destroying what they are incapable of creating. With a world turning a blind eye, churches are stripped of their treasures or turned intomosques, centuries’ old mosaics and icons are destroyed or plundered and all is done as a systematic erasure of a culture alien to the occupying forces. Mankind's barbaric instincts have not changed since the beginning of time, but will the 21st century herald a new beginning for humanity?

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: A. A. Ioannides

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1994-TURKISH INV-50C

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Alex Matsoukis, Athens

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Turkish Invasion and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Cyprus, 20th Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion and Occupation of Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed December 23, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13414.