Nicosia Culture, History, and Memory Days to be held October 2-3

The 3rd Nicosia Culture, History, and Memory Days will take place on October 2-3. Organized by ARKHE in collaboration with the Nicosia Turkish Municipality (LTB) and International Cyprus University (UKÜ), the event focuses on cultural heritage, archives, daily life, oral history, and social memory.

The first day of the program will be held at the UKÜ Çevik Uraz Conference Hall. Opening remarks are scheduled from ARKHE Director Halil Duranay, UKÜ Rector Erbuğ Çelebi, and LTB President Mehmet Harmancı. Presentations will cover various topics, including the Cretan Foundations and Ottoman Bank archives by Selim Balcısoy, and the act of establishing an archive by Sevim Sancaktar.

Afternoon sessions include discussions on traces of memory in daily life by Dilan Çiftçi and Pelin Aytemiz Karslı, as well as presentations by Nicoletta Demetriou on the oral history of Cypriot fiddlers and Mehmet Can Soyluoğlu regarding the Sourp Magar Monastery archives.

The second day features a workshop titled ‘Not As You Remember: A Game Workshop on Photography and Memory’ led by İlkyaz Portakalcıoğlu at the ARKHE Nicosia (Arabahmet Culture House).