Turkey, Greece to cooperate in returning stolen artifacts [1]

Hurriyet Daily News - Serkan Demirtaş, 9/12/12

According to Culture Minister Ertuğrul Günay, 3,327 pieces of artifacts were returned to Turkey since 2008 as the result of intense governmental efforts. He is now set to sign an agreement with Bulgarian minister for the return of stolen artifacts between two countries

Ertuğrul Günay says 3,327 pieces of artifacts were returned to Turkey since 2008. Among them were Troy artifacts.

Turkey and Greece [2] are set to sign an agreement to cooperate in bids to facilitate the return of stolen artifacts to their respective countries, Culture Minister Ertuğrul Günay has said, adding that his government was also collaborating with Interpol to prevent the sale of stolen paintings through auctions.

“We recently signed an agreement with Bulgaria. My Greek [3] counterpart is planning to pay a visit to Turkey [4] soon and we plan to sign the agreement then,” Günay told media outlets in Ankara [5] late Sept. 10.
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