Sunday, March 16 2025

Tag: Kocaeli Archaeology Museum.

Turkish gendarmerie seizes Roman tombstones and columns

Turkish gendarmerie seizes Roman tombstones and columns

Türkiye’s recent successful efforts to prevent the smuggling of historical artifacts abroad continue. Recently, an operation was organized by Kocaeli Provincial Gendarmerie Command upon a tip-off that historical artifacts would be smuggled abroad. In the operation organized in a house, tombstones and columns thought to be from the Roman period were seized. 1 suspect was