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Book on “Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches” Promoted
Perşembe, Şubat 29, 2024
Drawn up about original Turkish monuments that were later converted into a church, the book titled “Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches” was promoted by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB).
The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) released the book titled “Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches” within the body of YTB publications, offering readers some insight into the monuments, which are originally Turkish and later converted into a church in 19 countries where the Ottoman Empire had a presence back in the day. A promotional event was held at YTB’s Anadolu-Rumeli Culture and Arts space to launch the three-volume book.
Taking the floor at the event, President of YTB Abdullah Eren spoke of the efforts to unearth the architectural monuments in cognate and related lands, and added: “We take a great deal of actions to promote efforts that help unearth architectural monuments and relics in cognate and related lands, engage in oral history studies over the lands where our ancestors were once displaced by forced migration and exile, and remember what happened to never have to go through it again”.
Setting a Model for Others to Follow
Noting that YTB registers architectural relics as part of oral history studies, Mr. Eren remarked that these efforts are intended to consolidate the sense of co-existence in the future, learning a lesson from the past plights and that they will be continued.
Mr. Eren articulated the need to learn a lesson for the future with profound knowledge about the history and the past: “We previously held events to remember the Exile of Akhaltsikhe. We carried out oral history studies over the Exile of Akhaltsikhe. We compiled the Turkish-Islamic architectural relics of Akhaltsikhe in a book. We carried out an oral history study over the Crimean-Tartarian exile. In addition, we carried out an oral history study and shot a documentary about the Forced Migration from Bulgaria in 1989. We covered the story of the Turks sent to the Belene Camp as part of an oral history study. We are currently conducting a study of large volumes about Iraqi Turks. We will also tell about the experiences of the Iraqi Turks during the 20th century in the scope of another oral history study. We have a plan in place to do something similar for Cyprus this year. We have already compiled the architectural relics of Adjara, Georgia in a book”.
Extending his thanks to Mehmet Emin Yılmaz, who authored the book, Mr. Eren said: “I hope that the book Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches will grow into a model for others to follow someday for sure in terms of how the monuments are classified and described”.
Msc. Architect Mehmet Emin Yılmaz pointed out how the Ottoman civilization handed down a magnificent architectural legacy before delivering a presentation about his book titled Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches, during the event.
The event was followed by an exhibition of select photos out of the three-volume book for the invitees.
“Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches”
The book Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches, which is a fruit of a 13 year-long effort by Msc. Architect Mehmet Emin Yılmaz, is made of three volumes and 1,425 pages.
The first volume boasts the monuments in Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Algeria, Armenia, Southern Cyprus, Georgia, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia while the second volume features those in Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine. The third volume is solely focused on the monuments in Greece.
Among the monuments examined are modern-day churches, as well as others that were converted into churches and now serve other purposes. The volume also includes buildings that were left in ruins after being collapsed in part or full, converted into churches or replaced by a brand-new church independent of their original state.
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