International cultural organizations

Works for UNESCO have been accelerated in the northwestern province of Bursa's İznik district, which is Türkiye's only candidate for the 2024 UNESCO World Heritage List.

Admission to archaeological sites and historical monuments across the country will be free of charge on Tuesday, International Day for Monuments and Sites, the Culture Ministry has announced.

The day, also known as World Heritage Day, was established in 1983 by UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites.

In a milestone move, UNESCO has issued a separate decision on the need for the sculptures to return to their home beyond the positive recommendations that it has issued for years.

The decision issued at the 22nd Session of UNESCO's Inter-Governmental  Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property asks the British government to urgently review its policy.

MP Mihai Weber, chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Relations with UNESCO, is calling on Prime Minister Florin Citu and the relevant ministers to allocate at the budget revision the funds necessary for the urgent conservation of UNESCO's heritage in Romania.

The Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) calls on the Government to continue the procedure for inscribing the Rosia Montana site on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou has sent a letter to British counterpart Matt Hancock asking for an intensification of talks for the return to Greece of the Parthenon Marbles, which are housed at the British Museum.

In a statement, the Culture Ministry said the move came on the heels of Koniordou's visit to London in July.