152 Smuggled Artefacts Repatriated From Turkiye to Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has received 152 artefacts that had been smuggled out of Egypt, and later seized by Turkish authorities.

The collection, which includes amulets, beads, ushabti statues, seals, stamps, vases, pendants and pin heads, was officially handed over during a meeting in Ankara between Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, and Turkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

As part of the visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed, outlining a framework for future tourism partnerships between Egypt and Turkiye. The occasion also coincided with the centenary of Egyptian-Turkish diplomatic relations.