06.11.2026 20:40
Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command caught 3 suspects red-handed who brought 80 historical artifacts from the Roman and Byzantine periods from Adana to Istanbul to sell and were looking for customers. Among the seized items are 54 coins, 2 daggers, a 23-centimeter cross, and 6 medallions. The suspects' processing at the gendarmerie is ongoing.
Teams of the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command caught 3 suspects red-handed who brought a total of 80 historical artifact pieces from the Roman and Byzantine periods from Adana to Istanbul to sell them, and the historical artifacts were seized.
THEY LOOKED FOR CUSTOMERS TO SELL
Teams of the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command conducted an operation against historical artifact smugglers. It was determined that 3 individuals came from Adana to Istanbul and were looking for customers in order to sell coins and materials of historical artifact nature from the Byzantine and Roman periods.
54 COINS, DAGGERS AND A CROSS WERE SEIZED
Gendarmerie teams, who put the suspects under surveillance, caught 3 suspects red-handed and detained them with the operation. During searches carried out within the scope of the operation, they seized 2 metal bowls from the Roman period, 2 daggers, 1 bracelet, 3 rings, 1 key, a 23-centimeter cross, 6 medallions, 1 small statue, 4 cylinder seals, 54 coins, 3 metal necklace pieces, 1 stone in a chest, 1 necklace piece, and 1 detector. It was learned that the procedures of the 3 detained suspects at the gendarmerie are ongoing.