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Some 3,000 stolen artifacts returned in 2023
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that more than 3,000 artifacts were returned to the country in 2023 within the scope of the works.
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Original Moses statue found in Stratonikeia
The dancing statue of Moses, one of the muses of ancient mythology, has been found in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla.
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Gymnasium, new favorite in Side
Significant structures in the ancient city of Side, located in the southern province of Antalya, have been revived during restoration works, with the city's Gymnasium (ancient school) standing out as one of the favorite sites of visitors coming to the region.
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Archaeology season opens in Türkiye
Almost all of the 240 scientific excavations, caried out under the direction of Turkish and foreign scientists and museum directorates with the permission of the Culture and Tourism Ministry started in July. By the end of 2023, the number of all archaeological excavations and research will be 750.
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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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