15.04.2025
Berlin
Ayşegül Dinççağ Kahveci: Reclaiming Localities on Imbros: Heritage-making as an Act of Resistance
Imbros (today Gökçeada, Turkey) is a North Aegean Island that stands a contested site of heritage-making shaped by the broader tensions of Greek-Turkish power structures. Throughout the 20th century, state-driven national policies led to the displacement of the island’s Greek inhabitants, forcing them to abandon their lands and properties. Since the early 2000s, an increasing number of Imbrians from the diaspora have been returning and resettling on the island.
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