Seeking Return of Art, Turkey Jolts Museums
Ayman Oghanna for The New York Times
By DAN BILEFSKY
ISTANBUL — An aggressive campaign by Turkey to reclaim antiquities it says were looted has led in recent months to the return of an ancient sphinx and many golden treasures from the region’s rich past. But it has also drawn condemnation from some of the world’s largest museums, which call the campaign cultural blackmail.
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