Türkiye gets back 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele

STORY: Türkiye gets back 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the presentation ceremony of the stele in Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of the speech of Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. various of the presentation ceremony of the stele in Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Italy handed over an 1,800-year-old tomb stele, which was smuggled from the ancient city of Zeugma in Türkiye and found in Italy last year, a Turkish cabinet minister said Thursday. The historical tombsto

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

(230713) -- GAZIANTEP (TÜRKIYE), July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows an ancient tomb stele at the Zeugma Museum in Gaziantep province, Türkiye. Turkish culture minister said Thursday that Italy has returned a 1,800-year-old smuggled tomb stele. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

(230713) -- GAZIANTEP (TÜRKIYE), July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 13, 2023 shows an ancient tomb stele at the Zeugma Museum in Gaziantep province, Türkiye. Turkish culture minister said Thursday that Italy has returned a 1,800-year-old smuggled tomb stele. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

(230713) -- GAZIANTEP (TÜRKIYE), July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy speaks during a press conference at the Zeugma Museum in Gaziantep province, Türkiye, on July 13, 2023. Turkish culture minister said Thursday that Italy has returned a 1,800-year-old smuggled tomb stele. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)