AKINCILAR-KIBRIS / LOUROUJINA-CYPRUS

This book is about the first progress report for a research project which is supported by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). The project aims to develop attitudes on the protection and preservation of the natural and built environment; preservation and revitalization of cultural and historical heritage, and sustenance of significant architectural inheritance and sense of place of Akıncılar (Lourijina), the largest Turkish village in Cyprus until 1974. In need to goal for a sustainable approach, the project does not only seek to document historical and cultural heritage of the village but to develop awareness and interest with the participation of local stakeholders so that a local development strategy specific to the area can be produced.