Dergiler / Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2017 / Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 34
OSMANLI ARŞİV BELGELERİ IŞIĞINDA BERGAMA ZEUS SUNAĞI’NIN BERLİN’E GÖTÜRÜLÜŞÜ HAKKINDA BAZI DÜŞÜNCELER
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- 43–67
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Özet
Bu çalışma Bergama Zeus Sunağı’nın 19. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında Türkiye’den
Abstract
The main aim of this article is to identify how Bergama Zeus Altar was taken fromTurkiye to Berlin in the end of 19th century, by using scientific data. On the same period,artifacts found in antique cities in Western Anatolia were taken to the excavating country’smuseums without attributing any serious legal procedure. The reason is Anatolia is very richof ancient cities and historical artifacts that once belonged to past civilisations considered asa base of European civilization and dominating policy of 19th century Europe was seekingeceonomic colonialism and expansionalism.For this purpose, strating from the first half of the 19th century, research andexcavation permissions were given to the foreigners. Many antiquity collectors or amateurarchaeologists who had diplomatic support, could take antiquities found in excavations toabroad. These actions could only be done by permission, however it was not possible toprevent artifacts to be taken abroad since there were not strict rules for them. There wasno state decree to deal illegal trade of antiquities in weaken Ottoman Empire. Eventhoughdevelopping museology in Europe also entered to Ottoman State in a short period of time, dueto lack of educated personnel, it did not have a considerable effect on protecting excavatedartifacts.