06.04.2026 23:41
In an operation conducted in Edirne, a 2,000-year-old statue of Kybele from the Roman period was seized while being smuggled abroad. The statue was registered as a rare cultural asset made of marble of Anatolian origin.
In an operation carried out by police teams in Edirne, a 2,000-year-old Kybele statue from the Roman period was seized.
THEY WERE GOING TO SMUGGLE THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD STATUE
Teams from the Edirne Provincial Security Directorate's Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) unit seized the marble Kybele statue from the Roman period while it was being smuggled abroad.
As part of a technical follow-up conducted against international historical artifact smuggling, the teams took action and secured the Kybele statue, which symbolizes abundance in Anatolia and is dated to the 1st-2nd century A.D. The statue, examined by experts from the Museum Directorate, was certified as a rare cultural asset made of marble originating from Anatolia. The processing of four suspects detained in connection with the incident is ongoing at the police station.