Ask Asimakopoulou to Commission on the destruction of church property in Tenedos by Turkey

A question to the European Commission on the “destruction and encroachment of church property of Tenedos by the Turkish state”, was submitted by the Vice President of the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament and MEP of ND and EPP, Anna Michel Asimakopoulou.

According to a relevant announcement, “the occasion was a relevant question of the Vice President of the Greek Parliament, Nikita Kaklamanis, based on the recent complaint of representatives of Hellenism in Tenedos that churches and cultural heritage items on the island are destroyed, church property is confiscated and not returned to Ek. of the island its properties, by the Turkish state “.

In her question, Ms. Asimakopoulou states, among other things, that “out of the 120 titles held by the Church of the island, among them school buildings, 27 have been returned so far, and out of these 27, a court is pending for the 12 dispute “(the relevant complaints were made in the Greek Parliament on 20/10/2021 and 21/10/2021, according to the text of the question).

Also, Mr. Asimakopoulou underlines that “this activity of the Turkish state in Tenedos, constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne, as monuments of world cultural heritage are destroyed, church property is trampled and not returned, while the Greek element is pressured covered is threatened with extinction “.

Following these, he asks the European Commission what actions it intends to take to “protect the cultural heritage sites of Tenedos”, but also to “return from the Turkish state to the Church of the island, the property titles that rightfully belong to it”.

Source: AMPE