Turkish Cargo carries 1700 yr old Cybele statue from New York to Istanbul

December 14, 2020: Turkish Cargo transported the statue of the mother goddess ‘Cybele’ to Istanbul from New York. The statue was trafficked abroad back in 1970.

The Statue of Cybele was brought with the sponsorship of Turkish Airlines following great legal efforts of the ministry of culture and tourism, and will be exhibited in the Istanbul Archeology Museum for a set amount of time.

In the recent years, Turkish Cargo carried historical artefacts from Topkapı and Dolmabahce Palaces to Japan, contributed to the return of the missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic to its homeland, carried more than 50 masterpieces from Paris Louvre Museum to Tehran, successfully transported the Sarcophagus of Hercules of the Roman Era from Geneva to Istanbul with its specialized teams of experts working meticulously on these sensitive and significant operations that require the utmost care.

Turkish Cargo offers its services for the works of art to its customers in 127 countries around the world with its three sensitive cargo storehouses.