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[Tim Drayton]

Turkey’s Radikal newspaper reports that the residents of Yukarı Bakraçlı village in Van province, in the interest of promoting tourism, are calling for the village mosque which adjoins a 1000-year-old Armenian church to be demolished. They want a new mosque to be built elsewhere. The village imam apparently supports this project.

http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx? ... egoryID=77

[Oracle]

... which adjoins a 1000-year-old Armenian church to be demolished.

Judging by its arches and aged stonework; the whole building was probably a church ... once ...

I guess that's the new ruse ... say it is now a "mosque" and they will build another to replace it, so they just go around razing all the usurped Churches.

[Tim Drayton]

I think the mosque is the two-story building whose walls have been painted a peach colour. This is clearly a separate and much newer construction.

[YFred]

I think the mosque is the two-story building whose walls have been painted a peach colour. This is clearly a separate and much newer construction.

Trust Oracle to get the wrong end of the stick and jump the gun in one post.

[Oracle]

I think the mosque is the two-story building whose walls have been painted a peach colour. This is clearly a separate and much newer construction.

Yuck!

[denizaksulu]

I think the mosque is the two-story building whose walls have been painted a peach colour. This is clearly a separate and much newer construction.

Trust Oracle to get the wrong end of the stick and jump the gun in one post.

Unfortunately Oracle was not far off the mark Yfred.

I saw a program on TV (UK) which showed the gradual eradication of Armenian culture in the lake Van district.

The areas around the lake was once inhabited by Armenians and was littered with churches and monasteries. By a series of photographs you couls see how these religious buildings were slowly but surely eradicated. While watching the destruction of these buildings someone walked into the TV room and noticed it. I changed chanels immediately. We had just come from our last Turkish holiday. It was embarrassing to say the least.
These were carved stone buildings, so we cannot blame weathering. Just like the stone mosque in our village. It wasnt the weather but human hands. I am sure with your skill at search you might find clips on You Tube.

[paliometoxo]

tourism in that small village? mosque or no mosque it wont help...

am going to apostolos antreas tomorrow it will be the first time i ever go that far into the north... of course we will take our own food and not buy anything over there

[denizaksulu]

tourism in that small village? mosque or no mosque it wont help...

am going to apostolos antreas tomorrow it will be the first time i ever go that far into the north... of course we will take our own food and not buy anything over there

Enjoy your trip to Ay.Andreas. In Famagusta the Turkish restaurants serve lovely 'sarma' and other lovely delicasies. No harm in trying them and dont be a ninny. That is false patriotism.

[paliometoxo]

thanks its the first time i will be going so far into the north with the coach 3 hours on the coach with nothing but my n97 and movies to watch or maybe save battery and take pics. i would get very lost if i ent on my own my tc friends usually dirve em around and i never understand where i am the names grime and whatever else they changed the names to

[denizaksulu]

Palio my friend, having seen your response to the other post, I better warn you against taking with you any PORK containing food. The settlers in Karpasia are worse than the Afganis. Be warned.