Evkaf to promote 400 years of Turkish Cypriot culture
CHARITABLE organisation, Evkaf, are set to launch their "Heritage of 400
CHARITABLE organisation, Evkaf, are set to launch their "Heritage of 400 years" exhibition next Tuesday (30 September) which will promote the 400 years of Turkish Cypriot involvement on the island.
Evkaf General Manager, Hatice Cavlan, said that the exhibition aims to get passed the perception of Turkish Cypriots as a contemporary idea that is linked solely to the political issues on the island in the last 50 years, such as embargoes and conflict. It aims, she said, to go beyond this and show that the Turkish Cypriots have a 400 year peaceful history on the island.
The organisation, established in 1571, has Islamic roots. It was principally the business arm of the Islamic movement on the island at the time whereupon it acquired various sites across Cyprus, which were then leased to the various organisations which aimed at doing public good.
The exhibition will run from 1-4 October and will be held at Foreign Press Association, London and is open to all.
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