Turks try to stop tiles sale

Turkey's culture minister is trying to halt the sale of antique mosaic tiles at Christie's auction house later this month, saying they may have been stolen. Erkan Mumcu said the 17th-century Ottoman tiles may have been taken from. . . the Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in Istanbul. . .

The mosque first reported that tiles had been stolen in February 2002. Several people were arrested and some tiles were recovered.

Posted by David on April 15, 2003 3:45 PM