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Turkey Hopes New Lockdown Will Save Tourist Season

With flights from Russia and important Western Europe markets halted - and the pandemic still not under control -Turkey's all-important tourism sector is in trouble.

On Heritage Budget, Replica ‘Stone’ Houses Commemorate Kosovo War

"Nobody asked about this stone house," he told BIRN. "The village needs a better functioning health centre, or investment to create new jobs."

But while the house in Nerja's village is still to be built, dozens of others have already been erected across Kosovo with money earmarked for the restoration and protection of cultural heritage. And not everyone is impressed.

Montenegro Moves to Erase Diaspora Voters From Electoral Roll

Diaspora organisations are up in arms at a proposal by Montenegro's new government to erase citizens living abroad from the electoral roll after years of political dispute over whether or not they have the right to vote.

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«Νέμεσις»: Η μυστική επιχείρηση εναντίον των ενόχων για τη Γενοκτονία των Αρμενίων

Πως οργανώθηκε η επιχείρηση από τους Αρμένιους - Οκτώ υψηλόβαθμοι Τούρκοι ή Αζέροι αξιωματούχοι και τρεις προδότες έπεσαν νεκροί από τις σφαίρες τιμωρών-εκτελεστών το διάστημα από τον Ιούνιο του 1920 έως τον Ιούλιο του 1922

Orthodox Christians in Turkey mark Easter

Most Orthodox Christians in Turkey celebrated Easter at home this year due to the 17-day pandemic lockdown, but limited number of faithful were able to attend the church services under strict rules.

Ottoman sultan’s iconic portrait donated to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

A rare 16th-century portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, has been donated to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality by an anonymous buyer after it fetched a hefty 350,000 British pounds ($481,000) of sale price in an auction in London last month.

Two more Turkish cultural assets inscribed on UNESCO list

Two more cultural assets of Turkey have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. With the new additions, 85 cultural assets from Turkey have made it to the list.

New stage in Rome’s Colosseum will restore majestic view

A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure "to see the majesty of the monument," Italy's culture minister said on May 2.

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