Perge
Emperor Septimius waiting for his missing head
Within the scope of the works carried out by the Culture and Tourism Ministry's General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums on the return of historical artifacts smuggled from Türkiye in the past, efforts are underway to return the head of the life-size bronze statue of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus from Denmark. The body of the statue has been returned from the U.S.
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Artworks returned from US on show in Antalya
The Antalya Archaeology Museum opened an exhibition on March 31 displaying a special section of 12 smuggled historical artifacts the U.S. returned to Türkiye following the efforts of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
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Visitors rush to see returned treasures
Nine historic artifacts, including the Perge sarcophagus and the statue of Emperor Verus, that have been returned to Türkiye three months ago from the U.S., receive great interest from visitors at the Antalya Museum. Last year, 166,000 people visited the museum, according to figures.
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Ancient city of Perge attracts attention
The ancient city of Perge, located some 17 kilometers east of Antalya, has been dubbed as "Turkey's second Zeugma" for the alluring appearance of the mosaics. (Photos: Alamy)
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Museum exiled geese to ancient site after one of them bit a visiting kid
When the administration of Antalya Museum began to feed geese in its garden for security to take advantage of their gaggle response to strangers and for natural visualization, they couldn't even guess what they would face.
Book on 'unknown Perge' hits shelves
The researcher and writer Özgen Acar has released a new book called "Çoban Herkül'ü Yordu" (Çoban Tired Heracles), chronicling the unknown facts about the smuggling of historical artifacts in the ancient city of Perge in southern Turkey over the last half century.
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Nine artifacts in Perge still seek sponsor
A sponsorship campaign initiated to restore columns and artifacts in the ancient city of Perge, which is located 20 kilometers from the city center of the southern province of Antalya, has failed to find support.
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ATAV honors sponsors of ancient columns' restoration
A ceremony has been held by the Antalya Promotion Foundation (ATAV) for donor companies and institutions that sponsored the restoration of columns in the ancient city of Perge in the Mediterranean province of Antalya.
Ancient theater in Perge to be restored
The theater in Antalya’s ancient city of Perge will undergo a restoration process for the first time in its history. The original material of the theater will be used in the restoration
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Historic towers to rise again in ancient Perge
Two towers in the ancient city of Perge, visited by thousands of tourists every year in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, have been undergoing a restoration process. The original stone blocks of the towers are now being placed in the towers.
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