Bringing back a mother goddess
Trafficked abroad back in 1970, a statue of Cybele dated back to the third century A.D. has been returned to its home by Turkish Cargo.
The statue of the mother goddess, an ancient Greek symbol and guardian of abundance, was brought to Istanbul from New York on 12 December 2020 with the sponsorship of Turkish Airlines following great legal efforts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It will be exhibited in the Istanbul Archeology Museum for a set amount of time.
In recent years, Turkish Cargo carried historical artifacts from Topkapı and Dolmabahce Palaces to Japan and contributed to the return of the missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic to its homeland with its specialised teams of experts working meticulously on these sensitive and significant operations that require the utmost care. (ah)