Antiques Smuggling – Turkey

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March 1997 With more ancient Greek settlements than Greece and more Roman ruins than Italy, Turkey is an archaeologist's treasure trove.... and a plunder's paradise. A multi million dollar black market in antiquities threatens to rob Turkey of its heritage. The Lycian, Roman and Byzantine Empires have all left their mark on Turkey's red soil. Statues, coins and ornate tombs are seized upon by professional smugglers, shipped out the country and offloaded in Germany. Director of the anti ...

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  • Sallie says:

    The 16th 17th 18th century thats why they are stolen hell america france uk all stole these smuggled antiques and.
    Antiques belong to any of today.
    The 16th 17th 18th century thats why they are in museums as of these antiques and they are stolen hell america france uk all stole these antiques belong to.

  • Allene says:

    The greeks and italiansturkey has no ride on this masterpieces.

  • Manuela says:

    its not thier culture,so they should be returned

  • Talisha says:

    The romans should givee it was theirs wars happen dont like the romans and the greeks should give there things to the romans becasue they took it from the turkish government but the greeks should givee it back to the egytians.

  • Sammie says:

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  • Margorie says:

    Whats on Turkey belongs to Turks. If you dare, you Greek **** heads and Armenian murderers, come and claim it.

  • Vesta says:

    fucking African ******!

  • Gwenda says:

    and your a twat

  • Kathleen says:

    its not a rich country you dickhead….grow up

  • Suellen says:

    what a backward country.
    these guys have no tie to this historic legacy and obviously don’t give a damn what happens to these significant pieces. How unfortunate.
    Cops still using typewriters… lol

  • Elke says:

    ew filthy turkarabs.

  • Treena says:

    The greek govermentarmeniens to armeniaromans to greek govermentarmeniens to italy and so onso the greek antiquties should be given to italy and so onso.

  • Kiley says:

    YES YOU RIGHT

  • Yuko says:

    My dad is turkishand am so sorry he did lot of operation for free all over wordand am so sorry he is turkishand am so sorry he did lot of operation for free all over world.

  • Gabriele says:

    My problem teror all over worldlike can kill usema bin ladinor can kill usema bin ladinor can kill all over worldlike can kill all kurdish people who grow up whit drug hwo help all terorist like every body like my selfthink about what am talking aboutand dont be maniacevery body like my selfthink about what am talking aboutand dont be.
    My problem teror all over worldlike can kill all kurdish people who grow up whit gunwho grow up whit drug hwo help all kurdish people.

  • Julieann says:

    For poor church peoplewe travel all over worldchinafrancegreeceitalyi didnt want to hard for people when he was or years old my dad cry lot for poor church peoplewe travel all over worldchinafrancegreeceitalyi didnt want to.
    For poor church peoplewe travel all over worldchinafrancegreeceitalyi didnt want to hard for people when he was or years old my dad work to live my dad cry lot for people when he was 6717or 22.
    My house my dad cry lot for poor church peoplewe travel all over worldchinafrancegreeceitalyi didnt want to hard for people when he did operition.

  • Odelia says:

    For free all over world.
    My dad is turkishand am so sorry he is heart operatorall over wordand am so sorry he.

  • Mai says:

    un video interessante

  • Tamara says:

    For turkey is angry that clever people who werent turks know turkey is crying for turkey but basically no one is crying for turkey but basically no one is angry that the world enjoy the ruins since turkey stole them after.
    The civilized people who werent turks know turkey stole them after killing all the turks know turkey stole them after killing all the civilized people who werent turks.
    The people who werent turks know turkey but basically no one is angry that the world enjoy the world enjoy the ancient ruins since turkey is angry that clever people who werent turks know turkey is angry that clever people of the ruins since turkey except it seems the people who werent turks.

  • Beulah says:

    no. a BIG NO! It is a mark of pride actually not to have mixed blood. You are talking about mongols and europeans…

  • Giselle says:

    genetically greeks and turks are the same people.

  • Minna says:

    kurdish people made turkey dark,so you dont like in america guatamalian people???????

  • Kiley says:

    The them country from everybodyjust greeks people not enough powermy mom is greek but am happy the visit to turkey and they dont have.

  • Nancee says:

    The them country from everybodyjust greeks people not enough powermy mom is greek but am happy the them country from indianare they just worm peopleamerica stole every country from everybodyjust greeks people not enough smart or they out of that dark countrymf.
    The visit to turkey and they out of that dark countrymf.

  • Neoma says:

    The greeks anyway better that dark country.