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Turkish president fined for ‘insulting’ Armenia peace statueANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s state-run news agency says a court has ordered President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pay 10,000 Turkish Lira (US$4,000) in compensation to an artist for calling his sculpture – meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia – a “monstrosity.” Erdogan expressed his dislike in 2011 of Mehmet Aksoy’s giant Monument […]
Turkish president to change palace name, add religious connotationANKARA (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would soon re-name his controversial new presidential palace, adopting the name of the complexes surrounding imperial mosques. Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara that the Presidential Palace would, in the future, be known as the Presidential Kulliye and will contain a mosque, […]
Cyprus welcomes home icons stolen after Turkish invasionNICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) – Cyprus formally welcomed home from Germany on Tuesday scores of frescoes, mosaics and icons stolen from churches after the Turkish invasion in 1974 and returned after a long legal battle. The 173 Byzantine and post-Byzantine antiquities, which still show the damage caused when they were removed from around 50 Greek Orthodox […]
Jasper52 presents Treasures of Time: Estate Designer Jewelry May 28NEW YORK – On Tuesday, May 28, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale titled Treasures of Time: Estate Designer Jewelry, consisting of exactly 221 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Highlights include an 18K gold and diamond bracelet by the Italian jewelry firm of Roberto […]