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HEIRS OF THE MIMAR SINAN APPLY TO THE EURO COURT
Hurriyet Daily News
June 26 2012
Turkey
Mustafa İlker Yonel, an alleged descendent of Mimar Sinan says the
prosecution has nothing to prove and registers of persons and their
pedigree is evident.
Alleged heirs of the Mimar Sinan applied to the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) after exhausting all domestic legal avenues in regards
to a lack of revenue payment from the Mimar-ı Sultani Sinanuddin Atik
Yusuf Bin Abdullah Foundation, which was established by Mimar Sinan,
the chief architect of Ottoman sultans. With the ECHR application,
made by those who received gifts of real property through a will,
the case has caught the attention of the international arena and the
claimants have asked for an appointment with the president.
The family won two cases in 1936 and 1961 and some Supreme Court
decisions had previously been made about the payment of revenue,
the prosecution's counsel Ayhan Tuncer told the Hurriyet Daily News.
According to Tuncer, the foundation was chaired by the family and
all revenue was controlled by them as well. The revenues of the
foundation's 130 real estate properties were disposed off by the
General Directorate of Foundations. "The last payment was made 47
years ago and the sum of the accumulative revenue is 2.3 billion
Turkish Liras," he said.
Mustafa İlker Yonel, a descendent of Sinan, said the prosecution
had nothing to prove and registers of persons and their pedigree was
evident. "Everybody has freedom of thought and I indulgently accept
that, but we have nothing to prove," Yonel said in response to the
suspicions that have been raised against them.
Sinan was born in the village of Ağırnas in the eastern city of
Kayseri, where the Armenian and Greek populations were concentrated
during the Ottoman Empire. The famed Ottoman architect's birthplace is
the reason why there are still discussions about Sinan's ethnic origin
and whether it is possible that he was Armenian or Greek. Academic
studies on him have been published both in Turkey and abroad.
Origins
According to Yonel Sinan did not reside in Kayseri. "Although Yusuf
Bin Abdullah was born in Kayseri, he was in Istanbul for many years,
thus Istanbul is our hometown," he said.
Among the properties of the foundation are shops in the Kapalıcarşı
(the Grand Bazaar), as well as real estate in the Istanbul district of
Fatih, the city of Tekirdağ, and the eastern city of Tokat, Yonel said.
The General Directorate of Foundations assented to the payment of
revenue in 2008, but nothing has been actualized.
They lease properties out for less than the actual rent, Yonel said.
There are some buildings on the lands which complicate the case and,
as a result, Yonel said the state should get involved with case.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Hurriyet Daily News
June 26 2012
Turkey
Mustafa İlker Yonel, an alleged descendent of Mimar Sinan says the
prosecution has nothing to prove and registers of persons and their
pedigree is evident.
Alleged heirs of the Mimar Sinan applied to the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) after exhausting all domestic legal avenues in regards
to a lack of revenue payment from the Mimar-ı Sultani Sinanuddin Atik
Yusuf Bin Abdullah Foundation, which was established by Mimar Sinan,
the chief architect of Ottoman sultans. With the ECHR application,
made by those who received gifts of real property through a will,
the case has caught the attention of the international arena and the
claimants have asked for an appointment with the president.
The family won two cases in 1936 and 1961 and some Supreme Court
decisions had previously been made about the payment of revenue,
the prosecution's counsel Ayhan Tuncer told the Hurriyet Daily News.
According to Tuncer, the foundation was chaired by the family and
all revenue was controlled by them as well. The revenues of the
foundation's 130 real estate properties were disposed off by the
General Directorate of Foundations. "The last payment was made 47
years ago and the sum of the accumulative revenue is 2.3 billion
Turkish Liras," he said.
Mustafa İlker Yonel, a descendent of Sinan, said the prosecution
had nothing to prove and registers of persons and their pedigree was
evident. "Everybody has freedom of thought and I indulgently accept
that, but we have nothing to prove," Yonel said in response to the
suspicions that have been raised against them.
Sinan was born in the village of Ağırnas in the eastern city of
Kayseri, where the Armenian and Greek populations were concentrated
during the Ottoman Empire. The famed Ottoman architect's birthplace is
the reason why there are still discussions about Sinan's ethnic origin
and whether it is possible that he was Armenian or Greek. Academic
studies on him have been published both in Turkey and abroad.
Origins
According to Yonel Sinan did not reside in Kayseri. "Although Yusuf
Bin Abdullah was born in Kayseri, he was in Istanbul for many years,
thus Istanbul is our hometown," he said.
Among the properties of the foundation are shops in the Kapalıcarşı
(the Grand Bazaar), as well as real estate in the Istanbul district of
Fatih, the city of Tekirdağ, and the eastern city of Tokat, Yonel said.
The General Directorate of Foundations assented to the payment of
revenue in 2008, but nothing has been actualized.
They lease properties out for less than the actual rent, Yonel said.
There are some buildings on the lands which complicate the case and,
as a result, Yonel said the state should get involved with case.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress