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The Culture and Tourism Minister of Turkey Nuri Ersoy on Dec. 6 announced that the United States returned 41 stolen historical artifacts to Turkey.
Ersoy shared on his social media account, “We are proud! We received another group of historical artifacts illegally taken out of the country.”
“With our successful collaboration with the Manhattan District Prosecutor and Homeland Security, 41 cultural assets including bronze heads, busts, and silver figurines are returning home.”
Ersoy stated that the number of returned items increased to 3,059 in 2023.
The Culture and Tourism Ministry stated that the Turkish committee received the artifacts at the Turkish House in New York.
Among the returned artifacts are the three bronze statue heads, one bronze woman’s bust, and body parts belonging to four bronze statues from the Boubon Ancient City in Turkey’s Mediterranean Burdur Province are considered important examples of Roman sculpting in…