Nearly 5,000 cultural assets returned to Turkey in last 18 years
Published 17 Jun,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - A total of 4,862 cultural assets were returned to Turkey between 2003 and 2021, according to data given by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Authorities continue to work in coordination with relevant institutions in order to prevent cultural property smuggling and bring back Turkish origin artifacts found abroad.
In this framework, 4,862 works have been brought to Turkey since 2003, with 423 of them been returned in the first six months of this year.
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