The opening of the exhibition in the historical Bedesten building, TRNC President Ersin Tatar, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, TRNC Republic Assembly President Önder Sennaroğlu, Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu, ministers, deputies, Turkey's Ambassador to Nicosia Ali Murat Başceri, Cyprus Foundations Administration (EVKAF) Director İbrahim Benter citizens participated

President Tatar, in his speech here, said that after seeing this exhibition, he understood how far his ancestors were in science and science.

Stating that the Ottomans came to the island in 1571 and left great traces in all areas of Cyprus, Tatar stated that the work done in the Islamic world left a trace.

Tatar thanked those who contributed to the exhibition and recommended young people from TRNC to visit the exhibition.

After the speech, the opening of the exhibition was held and the exhibition curator Hüseyin Şen showed the guests around the exhibition.

THE EXHIBITION CAN BE VISITED UNTIL JANUARY 31
In the exhibition collection, 100 carefully selected objects in the fields of astronomy, geography, geometry, optics, chemistry and medicine are exhibited with a design developed with a modern exhibition understanding.

The exhibition includes the inventions of Muslim scientists such as Al-Jazari, Takyyüddin, İbnü'l Heysem, El Urdi, and Zehravi, who lived between the 9th and 16th centuries.

The instruments used in Islamic science, astronomy, medicine, chemistry, geometry, geography, technique and optics, produced according to the descriptions of scientists in their manuscripts, are also exhibited here.

The exhibited objects are categorized according to their fields in Islamic science. In the astronomy section, there are models of the observation instruments used in the Meraga and Istanbul observatories.

In addition, objects brought from Süleymaniye Manuscripts Library, Beyazıt Manuscripts Library, Topkapı Palace Library and Kandilli Observatory can be seen in the exhibition.

The exhibition will remain open until January 31, 2022.