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Turkey Increases Pressure on International Museums to Return Antiquities

April 11, 2012

The grand opening of what Turkey plans to be the “biggest museum in the world” may be more than a decade away (the republic celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023), but the country’s government appears eager to recover what it says are illegally excavated antiquities from institutions around the world.

Tags: Allianoi, Europe, Hasankeyf, Looting, Middle East, Turkey

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GHF Göbekli Tepe Receives Critical Support from Vehbi Koç Foundation and J.M. Kaplan Fund

February 24, 2012

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Göbekli Tepe, the world’s oldest known ceremonial center, will be conserved with the help of two new funding pledges: a $400,000 in-country matching fund pledge from the Vehbi Koç Foundation and a $125,000 pledged donation from the J.M. Kaplan Fund.

Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Gobekli Tepe, J.M. Kaplan Fund, National Geographic, Turkey, Vehbi Koc Foundation

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Turkey Contributes $5 Million to UNESCO Emergency Fund

February 01, 2012

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Since last November’s controversial vote to introduce Palestine as its 195th member, UNESCO has been eager to recoup the funding it lost when the U.S. and Israel withdrew their support for the organization — about 22 percent of the group’s annual budget.

Tags: Congo, Gabon, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey, UNESCO

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GHF Çatalhöyük Director Continues Historic Study of 9,500-Year-Old Settlement

September 14, 2011

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On the Konya Plain in southern Anatolia lies one of the world’s most fascinating places: Çatalhöyük, the largest and best preserved Neolithic site found to date. So far, it has revealed the world’s earliest extensive mural art—remarkable narratives that show bulls and other animals being hunted by people wearing leopard skins, vultures taking the flesh from headless corpses—and many experts see it as crucial to understanding the origin of civilization in Turkey and the Middle East.

Tags: Çatalhöyük, Ian Hodder, Middle East, Senior Advisory Board, Turkey

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National Geographic Constructs Clay Model of Göbekli Tepe

August 24, 2011

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National Geographic recently featured Göbekli Tepe on the cover its June 2011 issue, in an eight-page story titled “The Birth of Religion.” The article, which discussed how Göbekli Tepe is reshaping ideas about the Neolithic Revolution and the dawn of civilization, brought more attention than ever before to the ancient site, which had never had a conservation program prior to becoming a GHF project site.

Tags: Gobekli Tepe, National Geographic, Turkey

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan

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Göbekli Tepe Featured on Cover of National Geographic

June 13, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the publication of National Geographic’s “The Birth of Religion,” a cover story about project site Göbekli Tepe that discusses the significance of its massive pillars and how they are reshaping today’s ideas about the Neolithic Revolution and the dawn of civilization.

Tags: Gobekli Tepe, National Geographic, Turkey

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ICOMOS Releases New Heritage At Risk Report

May 18, 2011

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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) recently released Heritage at Risk, a global report on endangered monuments and sites around the world.

Tags: Allianoi, Buddhas of Bamiyan, Cambodia, China, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, Hasankeyf, ICOMOS, Kashgar, Mes Aynak, Preah Vihear, Sans-Souci Palace, Turkey, Ukraine, UNESCO, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage

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Germany to Return Hittite Sphinx to Turkey

May 17, 2011

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Germany has agreed to return a 3,500-year-old Hittite sphinx statue to its original location in Turkey, easing tension that had recently threatened several joint conservation projects between the two countries.

Tags: Germany, Global Heritage Fund (GHF), Gobekli Tepe, Middle East, Turkey, UNESCO

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GHF to Host Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

May 03, 2011

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On Wednesday, May 11th, in New York City, GHF will host “Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development.”

Tags: Asia, Chavin de Huantar, Event, GHN, Global Heritage Network, ICOMOS, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, My Son, Peru, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Southeast Asia, South America, Turkey, Ur, Wat Phu

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