20.07.2012, 13:24
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'Art War': Turkey Battles to Repatriate Antiquities
A resurgent Turkey has launched a concerted effort to get cultural artifacts back from museums around the world. Although many museums deny that their objects were illegally obtained, Ankara is playing hardball by threatening to ban loans and revoke excavation permits.
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21.07.2012, 05:29
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Join Date: 21.07.2012
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Alexander Sarcophagus
Perhaps the Turkish government will set an example by returning the Istanbul Archaeological Museums’ “Alexander Sarcophagus” to Sidon in Lebanon from where it was looted in 1887.
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