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Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
It was originally bought by Khalil Sherif Pasha, widely known as Khalil-Bey, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat posted in Paris and then Vienna.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
She says it is now clear that the library's archive - seen as an invaluable record of Palestinian history, with many Ottoman records - was totally burned.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
“We would like to be civil servants, soldiers, prosecutors…just like we were in Ottoman times.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
A Greek flag flew over the former Ottoman palace.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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