Milaz - giant vortex around a German archaeologists in the Turkish Milaz. The Berlin Mathias B. sits in jail because he is said to have made 650 finds in his house, rather than report them to the authorities. Now He faces up to 10 years in prison
Mathais B. and his Turkish wife Tenzille U.-B. They were led in handcuffs from her villa in Milaz (Bodrum), petrified her looks, bewildered. Or do you surprised?
Thing is certain: After an anonymous tip on Thursday, the police stood outside her door. According to Turkish newspaper reports, they found 650 historic artefacts in the house - illegally, according to Turkey's strict laws.
Now they are being interrogated. And Mathias B. and his wife, who works in the Museum of Milaz threaten ten years in prison
EXPRESS performed work colleague B, the fear of reprisals by the Turkish authorities would rather not know his name called: "When I saw the photos on the Internet by Mathias in handcuffs, turned to me in my stomach."
And he does not want to believe that the renowned archaeologist Matthias B. is guilty. "That must be a misunderstanding. Mathias probably had the goods in his own home in order to photograph and catalog them.
He even had his own project in the vicinity of Milaz, since it is an old castle. Each of us knows how severe the Turkish legislation in such matters. "
It would not be the first case of antique Klau, one in the Turkish-Germans brings jail. The Berlin Uwe J. was arrested because he had bought from a street vendor a stone for 60 euros. Because he suffered from diabetes and hepatitis, he came away with a 9000-euro fine.
