Number of Historical Artifacts Brought Back to Turkey in the Last 6 Years

Birol İnceciköz, General Director of Cultural Heritage and Museums, announced how many of the artifacts that had previously been illegally removed from our country over the past seven years were brought back to the country. According to this statement, the number of works collected in the last six years 7 thousand 824 It was announced as.

inceciksozIn his statement to Anadolu Agency, he stated that a strong team was formed within the Ministry to identify and return historical artifacts that were smuggled abroad. This unit works in coordination with the police and gendarmerie.

Here are İnceciksöz’s statements

İnceciksöz, in his statement “We follow with detective meticulousness the works that have been taken abroad from our country illegally. We bring back to our country the works that we prove were smuggled from us with the countries with which we signed protocols. We have brought 7 thousand 824 works to our country since 2018. This effort will always exist, but basically we organize training seminars for citizens to prevent our works from being taken abroad. We explain that this is a very serious crime and that they need to be protected locally. As a model, the process we initiated regarding artifact returns and smuggling has become a role model in the world. We have now become the country that sets the rules here. We have the technology, education, knowledge and experience to prove from the grain of soil on an artifact that that artifact was smuggled from our country. Our goal in the future is to bring back all the artifacts that have been smuggled so far.” he said.

İnceciksöz is also interested in night museology. He also touched upon the success of the project He stated that thanks to this project, the number of visitors increased by 47 percent.