Since 2006, POST RI has undertaken extensive research into the Cyprus history textbooks in secondary schools in the northern part of the Island including an account of the changes that have occurred and the political influences dominating textbook revisions and this is now available to all interested parties in the form of a book.  The book will be available in English, Turkish and Greek.

The book launch cocktail will include a presentation of POST RI’s findings and an opportunity for participants to pose questions to the researchers directly involved in the research.

Re-Writing History Textbooks: History Education: A tool for Polarisation or Reconciliation? is the first and only research of its kind to offer a such comprehensive account of Cyprus History books used in the northern part of Cyprus.  The book is a useful resource for anyone interested in history education in conflict and post-conflict areas and how the political changes of a country are often mirrored in the history that is taught to the new generation.

The latest research comes under the umbrella of POST RI’s latest project, Education for Peace III which is funded by the European Commission.

Please RSVP by Wednesday 14 July 2010 to:

info@postri.org and/or

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen – Tel: +90 542 873 9155, Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven – Tel: +90 533 865 0702, Email: shirinjetha@hotmail.com

Dear Friend,

As part of the Education for Peace III project funded by the European Commission and supported by the Association of Historical Dialogue and Research, POST Research Institute (POST RI) is delighted to invite you to a guided journey into the magical history and culture of the area of Morphou.  The tour will be POST RI’s fourth and final study tour of the Education for Peace III project, following tours of Nicosia and Kyrenia and Famagusta.

This tour aims at introducing participants with various fascinating historical and archaeological sites in the area of Morphou’s and delving into its history from a multi-cultural perspective.

The well renowned archaeologist, Tuncer Bağışkan, will be providing participants with detailed knowledge of the sites throughout the day.  Entrance tickets and lunch will be provided for all participants.

Teachers, students, educators and history lovers from across Cyprus are all welcome to partake in this intriguing journey!

Programme for the day

09.00: Participants meet at Ledra Palace checkpoint – northern part of Nicosia.

09.15: Coach departs. (Please note that the coach will leave promptly at 9:15).

(Participants wishing to join the tour at Morphou are welcome to do so – please contact the POST team to for further information of a meeting place and time).

Part 1: A morning of History, Nature and Archaeology!

10.00 – 13.00: The day will begin with a visit to the Morphou Nature and Archaeology Museum.  After a short coffee break we will proceed to St. Mamas Church.

Part 2: Lunch!

13.00: A chance to rest and recharge!

Part 3: Archaeological Delights!

14.00 – 16.15: The afternoon will include a visit to Tumba Tou Skuru – a Bronze Age archaeological site.  Following which, we will make our way to the Soli ruins and Vouni Palace

16.15: Departure from Morphou

17.00: Arrive at Nicosia

Places are limited, so please register your interest as soon as possible.

Registration deadline: Wednesday 16 June 2010

Please note that priority will be given to teachers, educators and students and unfortunately POST RI cannot guarantee that all those who register will be able to attend.

For further information and/ or to register, please contact:

info@postri.org and/or

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen – Tel: +90 542 873 9155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven – Tel: +90 533 865 0702  Email: shirinjetha@hotmail.com

Sevgili Dost,

POST Araştırma Enstitüsü (POST RI), sizleri Güzelyurt bölgesinin gizemli tarihi ve kültürel yerlerini gezmeye davet eder. Avrupa Komisyonu tarafından finanse edilen ve Tarihsel Diyalog ve Araştırma Derneği tarafından desteklenen Barış için Eğitim III projesi kapsamında yapılacak olan etkinlik, POST RI’nin Lefkoşa, Girne ve Mağusa turlarından sonraki dördüncü ve bu yılki son turu olacak.

Turun amacı, katılımcılara bölgedeki muhteşem tarihi yerleri ve arkeolojik kalıntıları göstermek ve çok-kültürlü bir bakış açısı ile tarihi derinlemesine araştırmaya olanak sağlamaktır.

Ünlü ve deneyimli arkeolojist Tuncer Bağışkan rehberliğinde yapılacak olan turda sizlere bölgedeki tarihi yerlerle ilgili detaylı bilgi verilecektir. Giriş biletleri ve öğle yemeği POST RI tarafından karşılanacaktır.

Bu büyüleyici yolculukta yer almak isteyen Kıbrıs’ın her tarafındaki öğretmen, öğrenci, eğitmen ve tarihseverler davetlidir!

Program:

09.00: Kuzey Ledra Palas ara bölgede buluşma

09.15: Otobüsle hareket (Not: Otobüs tam vaktinde;  saat 9.15’te kalkacaktır)

(Güzelyurt bölgesi’nden tura katılmak isteyen kişiler POST RI ekibi ile temasa geçmelidir)

Bölüm 1: Tarih, Doğa ve Arkeoloji ile güne başlama

10.00 – 13.00: Gün, Güzelyurt’taki Doğa ve Arkeoloji müzesi ile başlayıp kısa bir kahve arasından sonra St. Mamas Kilisesi ziyareti ile devam edecek.

Bölüm 2: Öğle yemeği

13.00: Dinlenme ve yeniden canlanma için bir şans!

Bölüm 3: Arkeolojik tatlar!

14.00 – 16.15: Öğleden sonra Bronz çağına ait Tumba Tou Skuru, Soli Harabeleri ve Vuni Sarayı ile devam edecek.

16.15: Güzelyurt’tan kalkış

17.00: Lefkoşa’ya varış

Yerler kısıtlı olduğından en erken zamanda kayıt yaptırmanız rica olunur.

Kayıtların son günü: 16 Haziran 2010

Not: Öğretmen, eğitmen ve öğrencilere öncelik verilecektir.

Daha detaylı bilgi için:

info@postri.org veya

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen – Tel: +90 542 873 9155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven – Tel: +90 533 865 0702  Email:shirinjetha@hotmail.com

Αγαπητέ Φίλε/η,

Στα πλαίσια του προγράμματος Εκπαίδευση για την Ειρήνη ΙΙΙ, που χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή και στηρίζεται από τον Όμιλο Ιστορικού Διαλόγου και Έρευνας (AHDR), το Ερευνητικό Κέντρο POST (POST RI) σας προσκαλεί σε ξενάγηση στην μαγική ιστορία και τον πολιτισμό της περιοχής Μόρφου. Η ξενάγηση αυτή θα είναι η τέταρτη και τελευταία εκπαιδευτική ξενάγηση του προγράμματος Εκπαίδευση για την Ειρήνη ΙΙΙ, μετά τις ξεναγήσεις στη Λευκωσία, την Κερύνεια και την Αμμόχωστο.

Η ξενάγηση έχει στόχο να παρουσιάσει στους συμμετέχοντες διάφορα συναρπαστικά ιστορικά και αρχαιολογικά μνημεία στην περιοχή της Μόρφου και να ψάξει την ιστορία από μια πολύ-πολιτισμική προοπτική.

Ο γνωστός αρχαιολόγος Tuncer Bağışkan θα παρέχει στους συμμετέχοντες λεπτομερείς πληροφορίες για τα μνημεία καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια της μέρας. Τα εισιτήρια εισόδου και το γεύμα θα παρέχεται σε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες.

Ευπρόσδεκτοι να συμμετέχουν σε αυτό το ενδιαφέρον ταξίδι είναι εκπαιδευτικοί, φοιτητές και λάτρεις της ιστορίας από ολόκληρη την Κύπρο!

Πρόγραμμα της μέρας:

09.00: Συνάντηση συμμετεχόντων στο οδόφραγμα Λήδρα Πάλας – βόρειο μέρος της Λευκωσίας.

09.15: Αναχώρηση λεωφορείου. (Παρακαλώ σημειώστε ότι το λεωφορείο θα αναχωρήσει στις 09.15π.μ. ακριβώς).

Άτομα που θέλουν να συμμετέχουν στην ξενάγηση ξεκινώντας από την Μόρφου είναι ευπρόσδεκτα και μπορούν να επικοινωνήσουν με την ομάδα του POST για περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το σημείο και την ώρα συνάντησης.

Μέρος 1: Ένα πρωινό γεμάτο Ιστορία, Φύση και Αρχαιολογία!

10.00 – 13.00: Η μέρα θα ξεκινήσει με επίσκεψη στο Μουσείο Φύσης και Αρχαιολογίας στη Μόρφου. Μετά από ένα σύντομο διάλειμμα για καφέ θα προχωρήσουμε στην Εκκλησία του Αγίου Μάμα.

Μέρος 2: Γεύμα!

13.00: Μια ευκαιρία για ξεκούραση και επαναφόρτιση!

Μέρος 3: Αρχαιολογικές Απολαύσεις!

14.00 – 16.15: Το απόγευμα θα περιλαμβάνει επίσκεψη στην Τούμπα του Σκούρου – ένα αρχαιολογικό χώρο της Εποχής του Χαλκού. Μετά θα προχωρήσουμε στους Σόλους και το Βουνί.

16.15: Αναχώρηση από τη Μόρφου

17.00: Άφιξη στη Λευκωσία

Οι θέσεις είναι περιορισμένες, έτσι παρακαλούμε όπως δηλώσετε συμμετοχή το συντομότερο.

Προθεσμία εγγραφών: Τετάρτη 16 Ιουνίου 2010

Παρακαλώ σημειώστε ότι θα δοθεί προτεραιότητα σε εκπαιδευτικούς και φοιτητές και το POST RI δυστυχώς δεν μπορεί να εγγυηθεί ότι όλοι όσοι εγγραφούν θα μπορέσουν να συμμετάσχουν.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες ή/και για εγγραφή, παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με:

info@postr.org ή/και

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen Τηλ: +90 542 873 9155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven Τηλ: +90 533 865 0702 Email: shirinjetha@hotmail.com

As part of the Education for Peace III project funded by the European Commission and supported by the Association of Historical Dialogue and Research, POST Research Institute (POST RI) is delighted to invite you to a guided journey into the culture of Famagusta- past and present.  The tour will be POST RI’s third study tours, following tours of Nicosia and Kyrenia.

This tour aims at introducing participants with Famagusta’s old buildings and beautiful ancient churches from a different angle; exploring how the now “ghost city” of Varosha used to be an vibrant neighbourhood until 1974; and providing an opportunity for children, parents, teachers, educators and history lovers to enjoy the Famagusta Children’s Festival to be held on the same day in the city centre!

Programme for the day:

09.15: Participants meet at Ledra Palace checkpoint – northern part of Nicosia.

09.30: Coach departs. (Please note that the coach will leave promptly at 09.30am).

(Participants wishing to join the tour at Famagusta can do so – please contact the POST team to for further information of a meeting place and time.

Part 1: Visiting no man’s land: Varosha

10.30 – 11.30: Visiting the neighbourhood of Varosha and exploring the vibrant life of Varosha in past times.

Part 2: Exploring historical sites of Famagusta

11.45 – 13.30: Journey into ancient Famagusta, walking on the dikes and exploring historical sites within the walled city.

Part 3: Festival Time – Enjoying traditional customs of Famagusta at the Spring Festival in the City Centre

13:30- 15:30: Sample traditional food from selected Cyprus cuisine, enjoy folk-arts’, handcrafts and traditional dance, watching slide shows of old Famagusta, experiencing a carnival for children and many other surprises!

15.40: Departure from Famagusta

16.30: Arrive at Nicosia

Due to limited places and in order to avoid disappointment, please reserve your place by Thursday 8th April 2010.

For more information please contact:

info@postr.org and/or

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen Tel: +905428739155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven Tel: +905338650702  Email:shirinjetha@hotmail.com

Sevgili Dost,

Proje Araştırma Enstitüsü,  sizleri Mağusa’nın geçmişine ve bugününe yolculuk başlıklı kültür gezisine davet etmekten mutluluk duyar.  Avrupa Komisyonu tarafından finanse edilen ve Tarihsel Diyalog ve Araştırma Derneği tarafından desteklenen Barış için Eğitim III projesi kapsamında yapılacak olan etkinlik, POST RI’nin  üçüncü olacak.

Turun amacı, Mağusa’nın muhteşem antik kiliselerini ve eski binalarını farklı bir bakış açısı ile göstermek; 1974’e kadar hareketli bir bölge olan Kapalı Maraş bölgesini keşfetmek; ve aynı gün içerisinde Mağusa Meydan’ında yapılacak olan Çocuk Festivalinde eğlenmeye ve vakit geçirmeye olanak sağlamaktır.

Program

09.15: Ledra Palace kuzey sınır kapısında buluşma

09.30: Otobüsle hareket (Not: Otobüs tam vaktinde;  saat 9.30’da kalkacaktır)

(Mağusa’dan katılacak kişilerin buluşma yerini ayarlamak için POST RI ekibinden bir kişiyi aramaları rica olunur)

Bölüm 1: Kapalı Maraş Ziyareti

10.30 – 11.30: Kapalı Maraş bölgesini ziyaret ederek bir zamanların son derece hareketli bir yaşam yeri  olan bölgeyi keşfetme

Bölüm 2: Mağusa’nın tarihi bölgelerini keşfetme

11.45 – 13.30: Surlar üzerinde tur ve eski Mağusa’da yürüyüş

Bölüm 3: Festival vakti! Mağusa Festival’inde gelenek ve göreneklerin tadını çıkarma

13:30- 15:30: Geleneksel Kıbrıs mutfağına özgü yemekler, el işleri, slight show gösterileri, çocuk karnavalı, ve daha pek çok sürpriz!

15.40: Mağusa’dan dönüş

16.30: Lefkoşa’ya varış

Lütfen 8 Nisan 2010’a kadar yerinizi ayırınız!

Daha detaylı bilgi için:

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen Tel: +905428739155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven Tel: +905338650702  Email:shirinjetha@hotmail.com

Αγαπητέ Φίλε/η,

Στα πλαίσια του προγράμματος Εκπαίδευση για την Ειρήνη ΙΙΙ, που χρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή και στηρίζεται από τον Όμιλο Ιστορικού Διαλόγου και Έρευνας (AHDR), το Ερευνητικό Κέντρο POST (POST RI) σας προσκαλεί σε ξενάγηση στον πολιτισμό της Αμμοχώστου – παρελθόντος και παρόντος. Η ξενάγηση αυτή θα είναι η τρίτη εκπαιδευτική ξενάγηση, μετά τις ξεναγήσεις στη Λευκωσία και την Κερύνεια

Η ξενάγηση έχει στόχο να παρουσιάσει στους συμμετέχοντες από μια διαφορετική προοπτική τα παλιά κτίρια και τις όμορφες αρχαίες εκκλησίες της Αμμοχώστου, να εξερευνήσει πως η σημερινή «πόλη φάντασμα» του Βαρωσιού μέχρι το 1974 ήταν μια ζωντανή γειτονιά και να παρέχει την ευκαιρία σε παιδιά, γονείς, δασκάλους, εκπαιδευτικούς και λάτρεις της ιστορίας να απολαύσουν το Παιδικό Φεστιβάλ Αμμοχώστου που λαμβάνει χώρα την ίδια μέρα στο κέντρο της πόλης!

Πρόγραμμα της μέρας:

09.15: Συνάντηση συμμετεχόντων στο οδόφραγμα Λήδρα Πάλας – βόρειο τμήμα Λευκωσίας

09.30: Αναχώρηση λεωφορείου. (Παρακαλώ σημειώστε ότι το λεωφορείο θα αναχωρήσει στις 09.30π.μ. ακριβώς).

Άτομα που θέλουν να συμμετέχουν στην ξενάγηση ξεκινώντας από την Αμμόχωστο μπορούν να επικοινωνήσουν με την ομάδα του POST για περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το σημείο και την ώρα συνάντησης.

Μέρος 1: Επίσκεψη στη γη του κανενός: Βαρώσι

10.30 – 11.30: Επίσκεψη στη γειτονιά του Βαρωσιού και εξερεύνηση της ζωντάνιας του παρελθόντος του Βαρωσιού.

Μέρος 2: Εξερεύνηση ιστορικών μνημείων της Αμμοχώστου

11.45 – 13.30: Ξενάγηση στην αρχαία Αμμόχωστο, περπάτημα στην τάφρο και εξερεύνηση των ιστορικών μνημείων στην εντός των τειχών πόλη.

Μέρος 3: Φεστιβάλ – Παραδοσιακά έθιμα της Αμμοχώστου στο Φεστιβάλ Άνοιξης στο Κέντρο της Πόλης

13:30- 15:30: Δοκιμή παραδοσιακών φαγητών από την Κυπριακή κουζίνα, λαϊκή τέχνη, χειροτεχνίες και παραδοσιακοί χοροί, προβολή διαφανειών από την παλιά Αμμόχωστο, καρναβάλι για παιδιά και πολλές άλλες εκπλήξεις!

15.40: Αναχώρηση από την Αμμόχωστο

16.30: Άφιξη στη Λευκωσία

Λόγω περιορισμένου αριθμού θέσεων και για αποφυγή απογοήτευσης, παρακαλούμε όπως κρατήσετε την θέση σας μέχρι την Πέμπτη 8 Απριλίου 2010.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες παρακαλώ επικοινωνήστε με:

info@postr.org ή/και

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen Τηλ: +905428739155 Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven Τηλ: +905338650702 Email: shirinjetha@hotmail.com

The workshop will take place on Friday 19 March and Saturday 20 March at Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia. Proceedings will begin at 16.00 on Friday and will end at 17.30 on Saturday.

The event is being organised under the Education for Peace III project, funded by the European Commission and implemented by POST RI.

The event will commence on Friday 19 March with a seminar involving various presentations by international experts and discussions co-coordinated by Cypriot experts from across the divide which will offer participants a fascinating insight into alternative approaches to teaching.  Saturday will involve 3 consecutive parallel workshops, designed in an interactive way, in order to offer Cypriot teachers with an opportunity to enhance their understanding of pedagogical approaches to history teaching as well as the opportunity to touch on more sensitive issues of history teaching

The workshops will be facilitated by international experts from Israel, the UK and the US.  The working language of the seminar and workshops will be in English, however Greek and Turkish interpretation will be provided.

POST RI believes that peace can be sustained through education. This is based on research that has shown that education plays a crucial role in establishing long-term peace and reconciliation after an ethnic conflict occurs. To this end, POST RI has conducted projects on “Education for Peace” since 2004.  The overall objective of the Education for Peace III project is to promote reconciliation, multi-culturalism and dialogue in Cyprus, by improving the quality of history education taught in schools.  Moreover, the project aims to create an awareness regarding peace education in Cyprus, in order to contribute to debates regarding the current curricula.

Press Contacts:

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen Tel: +905428739155 – Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.co.uk

Shirin Jetha-Dagseven Tel: +90 533 865 0702 – Email: shirinjetha@hotmail.com

E-mail address: info@postri.org

POST Research Institute (POST RI) with the support of the Association for Historical Dialogue & Research (AHDR) is delighted to invite you to a 2-Day Teacher Training Workshop on “Learning different histories – Discussing Alternatives Approaches”.

The workshop will take place on Friday 19 March and Saturday 20 March at Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia. The workshops will be facilitated by international experts from Israel, the UK and the US.

The working languages of the Workshops will be English with Greek and Turkish interpretation provided.

Due to limited availability of places, we kindly ask that participants be willing to attend the whole of the 2-Day workshops. Certificates of attendance will be given to all participants at the closing of the workshop on Saturday.

Those wishing to take part in the Workshop are requested to complete application form

Please, send the complete application form by Monday 15 March 2010 to: info@postri.org

Due to the limited number of places it is strongly advisable to submit your completed application form as soon as possible. For further information, please call:

Mehves Beyidoglu Onen – Tel: +905428739155 – Email: mbeyidoglu@yahoo.com and/or

Murat Kanatli– Tel: + 905338610908 – Email: muratkanatli@yahoo.com and/or

Andrea Nikolaou – Tel: +35799935683 – Email: andreanicolaou@gmail.com

Programme

19 MARCH 2010, Friday

Venue: Ledra Palace Hotel, Bi-Communal Room

20 MARCH 2010, Saturday

Venue: Ledra Palace bi-communal room, CCMC Conference Room

The workshops will be conducted in English, however Turkish and Greek translation will be available.

POST Araştırma Enstitüsü, tarih kitapları analizi ile ilgili bulgularını ara bölgedeki Goethe Enstitüsü’nde 4 Mart, Perşembe günü saat 12′de bir basın toplantısı yaparak açıkladı.

POST Araştırma Enstitüsü (POST RI), araştırmacılarının geniş kapsamlı çalışmaları sonucunda Kıbrıs’ın Kuzey’inde okutulan Kıbrıs Tarihi ders kitapları analizini, son dönemdeki gelişmeleri ve kitaplar üzerindeki siyasi yansımalarla ile ilgili yeni bulgularını basınla paylaştı.

Mehveş Beyidoğlu Önen’in açılış konuşması ile başlayan toplantı Akademisyen Dilek Latif’in yapılan araştırmanın sunumunu gerçekleştirmesi ile devam etti.

Barış için Eğitim III projesi çerçevesinde çalışan akademisyenler, 2009 yılında okutulmaya başlanan tarih müfredatının son derece milliyetçi ve Türk etnik merkeziyetçi bir bakış açısı ile yazıldığını ortaya koyarak daha önceki 5 yıllık dönemde okutulan tarih kitaplarının aksine, bu kitaplarda bolca bayrak, asker, silah ve kırmızı rengin yer aldığı belirtildi.

Kitap analizinin ana bulguları şöyle açıklandı:

Karşılaştırmalı kitap analizi göstermektedir ki UBP yetkilileri tarafından hazırlatılan kitaplarla CTP hükümeti döneminde hazırlatılan kitaplar arasında belirgin bir farklılık vardır. Önceki kitaplar çok kültürlü yaklaşımlarla Kıbrıs tarihini dünya tarihinden ayırmadan anlatırken yeni tarih kitapları daha fazla Türk tarihi, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Türkiye’nin kurulması ve Türk-Yunan çatışması ile ilgili konulara ağırlık vermektedir. Ayrıca, Kıbrıs tarihi, Türk-Yunan çatışması üzerinden anlatılmaktadır. Bu açıdan, yeni Kıbrıs Türk tarihi kitapları daha Osmanlı ve Türk tarihi ve Kıbrıs’ın bunlarla ilişkisi üzerinden okutulmaktadır. Halbuki daha önceki kitapların çok kültürlü yaklaşımlarla karşılıklı toleransa dayalı bir anlatımı vardı.

Yeni kitaplarda ayrıca homojenlik kavramı ve tek bir “diğer” mevcuttur. “Diğer” nosyonu açık iken Kitapların milliyetçi bir bakış açısının olması dikkat çekicidir. Ayrıca, “Kültürümüz” başlıklı bir bölümde Kıbrıs Türk Kültürü diye bir konu olması ayrıca dikkat çekicidir.

Görsel malzemelerle ilgili olarak yeni kitapların sayfa düzeni açısından iyi hazırlanmadığı söylenebilir. Ayrıca, eski kitapların tersine yeni kitapların öğrenci merkezli görsellerden de uzak olduğu görülmektedir. Öğrenciyi sorgulamaya ve analiz etmeye teşvik etmek yerine, milliyetçi söylemin bir devamı olarak bir takım malzemeler kullanılmıştır.

Sonuç olarak, yeni tarih kitapları, gerek içerik gerekse görsel malzeme bakımından etnik merkezci yaklaşımlarla hazırlandığı söylenebilir.

Basın toplantısı açılışındaki giriş konuşması şöyle:

POST Araştırma Enstitüsü 2002 yılında kurulmuş ve 2004 yılından beridir barış eğitimi projeleriyle uğraşan bir sivil toplum örgütüdür.

Son 6 yıldan beridir barış eğitimine katkıda bulunmak amacıyla okullarda okutulan tarih ve coğrafya ders kitaplarını ve ilkokul müfredatı ile müfredat dışındaki aktivitelerin incelemesini yapmış, analizlerini raporlar haline getirmiştir.

POST RI barışın eğitimden geçtiğine inanır. Bu araştırma, etnik çatışmanın yaşandığı yerlerde eğitimin uzun dönemli barış ve uzlaşı üzerinde son derece önemli bir rol oynadığını ortaya koymuştur. Bu amaçla, POST RI, 2004 yılından beridir uzlaşı, çok kültürlülük ve Kıbrıs’ta diyalog için barış eğitimi projeleri yürütmekte ve okullardaki tarih eğitiminin geliştirilmesi için çalışmalar yapmaktadır. Ayrıca, proje Kıbrıs’ta barış eğitiminin geliştirilmesi ve devam eden müfredat tartışmalarına katkı koymayı amaçlamaktadır.

Bu proje, üçüncü barış için eğitim projesidir ve Avrupa Komisyonu tarafından finanse edilmekte ve Tarihsel Diyalog ve Araştırma Derneği tarafından desteklenmektedir.

Bu projenin aktiviteleri arasında Kıbrıs’ın çok-kültürlü yerlerine öğretmenler ve tarihseverler için ziyaret gezileri düzenlemek, tarihçileri bir araya getirecek bir form oluşturmak ve CTP döneminde hazırlanan tarih kitapları ile UBP döneminde yazılan tarih kitaplarının mukayeseli analizini yapmak ve bulguları bir rapor haline getirmektir.

Bu rapor, POST’un araştırmacıları tarafından yazılmış ve Yunanca ve Türkçe dillerine çeviri yapılmıştır.

Hali hazırda raporlar üçüncü bir göz tarafından kontrol ediliyor. Raporların önümüzdeki iki ay içerisinde üç dilde yayımlatmayı amaçlıyoruz.

Ayrıca, bir önceki barış eğitimi projesi yine CTP döneminde hazırlanan ortaokul tarih kitapları ile ilgiliydi. Bu rapor ile son raporu bütün bir kitap haline getirilip üç dilde yayımlanacaktır. Bunun için yine önümüzdeki aylarda bir kitap tanıtımı ile karşınızda olacağız.

Barış için Eğitim III projesi çerçevesinde çalışan akedemisyan arkadaşlarımız, 2009 yılında okutulmaya başlanan tarih müfredatının son derece milliyetçi ve Türk etnik merkeziyetçi bir bakış açısı ile yazıldığını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Daha önceki 5 yıllık dönemde okutulan tarih kitaplarının aksine, bu kitaplarda bolca bayrak, asker, silah ve kırmızı renk mevcuttur.

POST Araştırma Enstitüsü araştırmacıları şimdi bu konuda sizlere daha fazla bilgi verecekler.

Bu vesileyle bir kez daha Avrupa Komisyonuna, daha önceki projelerin finansmanını sağlayan UNDP-ACT’a ve işbirliği içerisinde olduğumuz Tarihsel Diyalog ve Araştırma Derneğine ve öğretmen sendikalarına teşekkür ederiz.