{"id":9796,"date":"2025-09-29T18:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=9796"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:53:35","slug":"83-ancient-roman-coins-returned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/83-ancient-roman-coins-returned\/","title":{"rendered":"83 Ancient Roman Coins Returned to Turkey from the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty-three Roman-era coins, seized in the US in 2015 and confirmed to have been minted in Anatolian workshops, have been returned to Turkey. Deputy Minister of Culture G\u00f6khan Yazg\u0131 said the repatriation was carried out through a swift and transparent process.<\/p>\n<p>The return of Turkey\u2019s cultural heritage continues. A total of 83 Roman coins, identified as originating from Anatolia, were handed back to Turkey after being seized in the United States. At a ceremony held at the Republic Museum in Ankara, the coins were officially delivered by US Embassy Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Brian Stimmler to Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism G\u00f6khan Yazg\u0131.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Emphasis on cooperation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Deputy Minister Yazg\u0131 underlined that the bilateral agreement signed with the US in 2021 has significantly strengthened efforts to protect cultural heritage. \u201cToday\u2019s repatriation is a clear demonstration of how effectively and successfully this agreement is being implemented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cultural value<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yazg\u0131 explained that the coins were minted in Anatolian workshops during the 3rd and 4th centuries of the Roman Empire. \u201cThese artifacts are valuable cultural treasures that reflect the political and military dynamics of the period,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Over 13,000 artifacts recovered<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Highlighting Turkey\u2019s commitment to safeguarding its cultural assets, Yazg\u0131 stated that more than 13,000 artifacts have been repatriated to Turkey since 2002.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>US support message<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>US Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Brian Stimmler described the handover ceremony as a successful example of the long-standing cooperation between the two countries.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ankara - Roma d\u00f6nemine ait 83 sikke T\u00fcrkiye'ye iade edildi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cvNW6KChSCA\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighty-three Roman-era coins, seized in the US in 2015 and confirmed to have been minted in Anatolian workshops, have been returned to Turkey. Deputy Minister of Culture G\u00f6khan Yazg\u0131 said the repatriation was carried out through a swift and transparent process. The return of Turkey\u2019s cultural heritage continues. A total of 83 Roman coins, identified [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":9797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[8189,8186,8190,8187,8188,8025,8088],"class_list":["post-9796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-art","tag-anatolia","tag-coins","tag-heritage","tag-ministry-of-culture","tag-repatriation","tag-rome","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9796"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9800,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9796\/revisions\/9800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}