Greece has yet to restore historic mosques on the island of Lesbos, despite mutual agreements and the principle of reciprocity with neighbouring Turkiye, according to a report by Daily Sabah. In a 2010 deal with the municipality of Ayvalik in Turkiye’s Balikesir province, bordering Lesbos, the Greek administration agreed to restore three historical mosques on the island in exchange for the restoration of three Greek Orthodox churches in Ayvalik. “While Ayvalik has fulfilled the agreement and renovated the buildings, Greece is yet to adhere to the deal 14 years later,” Neval Konuk, an associate professor of architectural history from Marmara University, told Anadolu Agency. Although Ankara and Athens have recently improved bilateral relations, the state of Ottoman heritage mosques remains […]
