Özgen Acar

The researcher and writer Özgen Acar has released a new book called "Çoban Herkül'ü Yordu" (Çoban Tired Heracles), chronicling the unknown facts about the smuggling of historical artifacts in the ancient city of Perge in southern Turkey over the last half century.

While Turkey has succeeded in the repatriation of several ancient artifacts over the past decade, there are many more ancient artifacts abroad that the government should persist in securing the return of, says veteran journalist Özgen Acar.