Compilation of Intellectual and Artistic Works: Cultural Memory, State Responsibility, and Ontological Continuity in the Turkish Cypriot Community

This study examines the compilation of intellectual and artistic works in the Turkish Cypriot community through a theoretical and historical lens, focusing on its role in the construction and continuity of cultural memory. Moving beyond a purely legal or administrative understanding, the article conceptualizes compilation as an ontological mechanism that sustains the existence of a society by preserving its intellectual production. Drawing on theories of collective memory, archival power, and ritual structures, the study analyzes the historical development of compilation practices from the Ottoman and British periods to the contemporary framework of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Despite […]