Eastern Turkish municipality set to begin ‘freakish’ monument’s demolition
Demolition work on Kars’ Monument to Humanity, a peace sculpture described as “freakish” by the prime minister in January, will begin within 15 days, according to the local municipality.
“The demolition work will be launched in about 15 days. The monument will be cut to pieces and then removed,” Kars Mayor Nevzat Bozkuş said, according to a report by independent news portal bianet.org.
The area where the monument currently stands will be handed over to the National Real Estate Directorate after some environmental procedures are performed.
“If [sculptor Mehmet Aksoy] wants to have the parts [of his monument] back, we can give them back,” Bozkuş said.
A tender for the demolition was launched March 7 and was won by Avçin İnşaat, a Turkish construction firm, which will demolish the monument for 272,000 Turkish Liras ($18,000).
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