This is correct. You better not carry a nice sea shell, let alone some good replica of something looking antique (...let alone a meteorite!!!) in your baggage when leaving Turkey. They are tough-minded on this, and your are risking draconic fines.
I met with a collector friend in Turkey last year, on the occasion of the total solar eclipse. We both agreed to better not carry any of our own meteorites with us for some showing and trading, as we sometimes do, when we meet. Too high a risk! Alex Berlin/Germany > One reason would be that Turkey might in fact be the > most dangerous country in the world to remove a > meteorite from. Turkey has extreme laws about removal > of ANYTHING! People I know say that at the airports > there are warnings about removing even a pebble or sea > shell. Jail sentances are handed down for people > caught at the airport removing pieces of "cultural > treasures" and I think that they might not like their > newest meteorite fall leaving the country in a > carry-on. > I am going to pass on this one! > Michael farmer > --- Fred Caillou Noir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Bjorn and List, > > > > I agree with Bjorn, watching the pictures on the > > article there is no doubt that this is a stony > > meteorite and I would even risk a speculation that > > with the fair grey chips it looks like another > > LL6... OK, I know, one should wait until it is > > analysed of course! ;o)) > > Good luck to hunters who will make the trip to > > Turkey! > > Best wishes, > > > > Fred > > Lyon, France > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bjorn Sorheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:42 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] New FALL in Turkey > > > > > > List. > > Hey, what's the matter with YOU Lot! > > There is A NEW FALL in Turkey is there NOT?! > > Why no dicussion frenzy? > > Why are you not SCRAMBLING to go there?! > > I'm shure MIKE is?! > > Looking at the pictures in the article, I can > > definitly say is > > a stony meteorite, no doubt about it I would say... > > (The only doubt is how much carbon it contains - > > haha!) > > Any more information about this fall? Links? > > I'm shure there must be more stones on the ground... > > > > Personally I heard a bang from above at 15:25 in the > > afternoon > > on that very day here in Norway(?). I even wrote it > > down in my > > notebook to check it later. Forgot about it untill > > today! > > Other norwegians have noted strong meteors going > > north to south > > about this time it now seems... > > > > Regards, > > Bjørn Sørheim > > > > > From: Mike Groetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 2007-02-03 03:41:09 CET > > > To: Meteorite List > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite lands in Didim > > > > > > > > > http://www.voicesnewspaper.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=477 > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
