The Algemeiner reports: JNS.org – Two ancient Torah scrolls, along with numerous other artifacts, have been seized from smugglers by Turkish authorities during the past several weeks.
One of the ancient Torah scrolls, recovered with other artifacts in mid-April, is inscribed on gazelle leather and believed to be about 1,500 years old.
According to Turkish police sources, the suspects apprehended with the artifacts smuggled the relics from Istanbul and the eastern Turkish province of Bingol. The leather Torah and the artifacts were handed over to the Balikesir Museum Directorship.