25.03.2026 10:37
In an operation carried out by gendarmerie teams in Aydın, a prayer book and historical artifacts believed to date back to the Byzantine period were seized.
As part of the Anatolian Heritage Operations conducted by the Aydın Provincial Gendarmerie Command's KOM Branch and the Efeler District Gendarmerie Command, a search was carried out at the residence of the suspect M.E. (50), who resides in the Güzelhisar neighborhood of Efeler.
PRAYER BOOK SEIZED
During the searches, 1 piece of a leather prayer (amulet) book with gold embellishments consisting of 16 pages from the Orthodox/Byzantine period, 1 piece of mosaic stone from the Neolithic period, 1 piece of a 4 cm long miniature statue from the Roman/Byzantine period, 1 unlicensed pistol with no serial number, 1 pistol magazine, 41 pieces of 7x65 caliber cartridges, a solution used for gold and silver purity testing, and a touchstone were seized. The captured suspect was released under judicial control conditions.