Even nearly half a century after the invasion, Turkish authorities continue Turkifying occupied Cyprus by erasing every trace of Greek and Christian memory. The latest act of cultural genocide was the conversion of the Agia Anna Church in occupied Kythrea into a boxing school.
After the invasion, the church had been converted into a mosque, but when a new mosque was built across the street, it was restored with money from Greek Cypriot refugees and the church, which was cleaned and painted, was re-installed with an iconostasis.
In fact, on December 9, the feast of Saint Anna, a liturgy was also held.
However, some time ago, with the permission of the occupying regime, the iconostasis was removed, and the space became a boxing school gym. Before rings and punching bags were installed, there was an intention for it to become a dance school.
The occupying regime gave the license to operate the church as a boxing school to three Turkish settlers living in Kythrea.
The Republic of Cyprus protested to the UN mission in Cyprus, but there is no apparent intention to change the decision of the occupying authorities.
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