TY - JOUR T1 - Cooperation and Contestation: Cultural Heritage in Occupied Istanbul AU - Abi, Ceren PY - 2022 DA - December DO - 10.53979/yillik.2022.10 JF - YILLIK: Annual of Istanbul Studies JO - YILLIK PB - Suna ve İnan Kıraç Vakfı Kültür ve Sanat İşletmesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2687-5012 SP - 121 EP - 126 VL - 4 LA - en AB - In lieu of an abstract:On December 12, 1922, General Charpy, commander of the French occupying forces in Istanbul,replied to Halil Bey (1861–1937), head of the Ottoman Imperial Museum, who hadrecently inquired about French excavations in the city:[F]ar from having destroyed and sacked [the city] during its stay here, the FrenchOccupational Corps made an effort to contribute to the beautification of your admirablecity and not only responded to the charitable needs of your refugees, but also usedthe means which it had at its disposal for excavations, for the supplementation of thepatrimony of art, which constitutes the fame of your capital.1 KW - occupied Istanbul KW - cultural heritage KW - history of archaeology UR - https://doi.org/10.53979/yillik.2022.10 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2862976 ER -