They accidentally found treasure in the cemetery.

Citizens digging in the cemetery for the funeral burial in the Tarsus district of Mersin encountered a broken ceramic pot and many silver coins.

In the incident that occurred yesterday in the cemetery located in the Yunusoğlu neighborhood of the district, while digging the ground for the burial of Nuri Kavas, who lost his life in a traffic accident, a broken ceramic pot and many coins were found.

1,100 SILVER COINS FOUND

Upon the notification of the neighborhood residents, gendarmerie teams arrived at the cemetery, secured the area, and reported the situation to the Museum Directorate. In the operation conducted under the supervision of Museum Directorate officials and the gendarmerie, 1,100 silver coins were identified at the burial site. While the coins were taken to the Museum Directorate, Kavas's burial process was carried out later.

"THEY TOOK ALL OF THEM AWAY"

Yunusoğlu Neighborhood Muhtar İzzet Gökler stated, "A historical artifact called a coin was found. We informed our security forces. The security forces and museum officials sifted through the soil and extracted all of them. They took all of them away. A total of 1,100 coins were found."