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Kursat Tilki, a Turkish-Cypriot member of the "Bi-Communal Choir for Peace - Lena Melanidou", conducts choir members as they sing a Turkish song during a rehearsal at the Ledra Palace Hotel in the United Nations buffer zone dividing Cyprus' capital Nicosia on May 8, 2024. Every Wednesday, around 40 people gather in the buffer zone in Nicosia's Ledra Palace, once a luxury hotel now home to the United Nations peacekeeping force first deployed to Cyprus in 1964 after the outbreak of severe intercommunal violence. The choir's repertoire is a direct reflection of its mission: traditional Cypriot songs in Greek and Turkish that convey messages of brotherhood. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP) (Photo by AMIR MAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)