Müze karşıtın Bursa'ya Saldırısı!
Μουσειόφοβου στην Προύσα επίθεση!
...a 2013 lawsuit by the state’s Directorate General of Foundations (Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü) resulted in the transfer of the ownership of the building to İnesiye Village Mosque Foundation.
After years of the building remaining unused and locked up under the foundation’s ownership, Nilüfer Municipality made an attempt to take back the ownership and rehabilitate the structure in 2016.
The municipality’s appeal was turned down on the grounds that the space had to be used as a house of worship, and that a mosque would be instead built in its place.
Nilüfer Municipality made a final attempt to rent the building that stood near ruins in 2019, but the appeal was turned down.
The historical building was torn down on the night on September 1.
Abandoned ancient Greek Orthodox church, built in 1896,
restored by the locals and served as a museum (Özlüce Kültür Evi) between 2009 and 2013, is ruined now due to a theocratic authoritarian deep state
Ο Δήμαρχος Nilüfer, Turgay Erdem δήλωσε σχετικά: «Αποκαταστήσαμε αυτό το μέρος και ξοδέψαμε περίπου 2 εκατομμύρια τουρκικές λίρες με σημερινά χρήματα. Στόχος μας ήταν να μετατρέψουμε τον τόπο, ο οποίος δεν χρησιμοποιείται ως τζαμί, σε πολιτιστικό κέντρο και να τον προστατεύσουμε. Κάναμε το καθήκον μας να μεταβιβάσουμε μια πολιτιστική κληρονομιά στις μελλοντικές γενιές. Ωστόσο, τα Βακούφικα Ιδρύματα «έκλεψαν» την ιστορική δομή με έναν ανόσιο τρόπο. Και αφέθηκε να σαπίσει. Για 7 χρόνια, κανείς δεν ζήτησε τη δομή. Το δημόσιο χρήμα σπαταλήθηκε εξαιτίας αυτής της αμέλειας. Ποιος θα λογοδοτήσει γι ‘ αυτό; Θα κινηθούμε νομικά εναντίον των υπευθύνων.
This particular church was converted into a mosque shortly after 1923 to serve the Muslim population that were exchanged from Greece and resettled in Ozluce, Bursa. It served the community for decades, until a new mosque was built in the 1980s.
In 2006, the major, who is from the village of Ozluce and descendant of an exchangee family, decided to restore the church/mosque and reopen it as a cultural center. He was inspired by the Greek visitors of exchangee origin, who came looking for memories of their family roots.
After its restoration, the mosque/church became a hub. It became a space where former Greek and current Turkish residents to share and exchange memories. There were photo exhibits showing the town in its pre-1923 days, of villages in Greece that these people came from.
The restoration of this church, and several others in the area, fostered a vibrant period of tourism, where former Greek-Orthodox inhabitants of the region came in tours, joined the locals in folkloric festivals, visited their churches, sang and eat with the current residents.
The local Turks organized tours to go to Greece, not only to visit the villages their families descendant from, but also to visit their new Greek friends. I, as a researcher, was lovingly hosted by Greek-exhangee-grandmoms during my research in Thessaloniki, for instance.
So, this simple act of restoration made a significant positive impact on building relationships between two communities who shared a common history of separation from a place. It gave both communities a sense of common belonging and empathy. It made a peaceful future possible.
American-Turkish archaeologist Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir
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emblem of Bursa city
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