TURKISH CARGO\\\


Issue 3 2019 - FBJNA


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Turkish Cargo ships historical artifacts from Turkey’s Topkapı, Dolmabahçe Palaces to Japan


The commission is of great national pride


for Turkish


Cargo, the air cargo arm of Turkish Airlines that provides service to 124 countries. Just


recently the carrier became responsible for handling 186 historical artifacts, owned by Dolmabahçe and Topkapı Palaces in Istanbul, to Tokyo,


Japan. Turkish Airlines is the


sponsor carrier for the items that are to be displayed at an exhibition titled as “The


Photos courtesy Turkish Cargo.


Ottoman Empire and Tulip Culture” held as part of the events organized for


2019.


This year was declared the “Year of Turkish Culture” across Japan. Prior to being flown from


Istanbul to Narita, the artifacts in Topkapı and Dolmabahçe Palaces were packaged with protective materials that shielded their


texture and


structure before being placed into 56 high-security wooden cases. Using


a wide-body


B777F freighter belonging to Turkish Cargo, the flight carried no other cargo due to the significant nature of the operation. Among the artifacts


handled meticulously and delivered to Japan by Turkish Cargo were “Bed of Suleiman the Magnificent”, “Kaftan of Sultan Osman II”, “Ceremonial Flask” from Topkapı Palace along with the artifacts in


Dolmabahçe Palace such as


“Yusen Shippo Vase”,


“Wooden Writing Table”, and “Bamboo Mirror” which were gifted to Sultan Abdulhamid II by Emperor Meiji of Japan. These 186 artifacts, which


weigh around 8 tons and carry great significance for the Turkish culture and history, are on display at the National Art Center, Tokyo, between March 20 - May 20, and at the National Museum of Modern


Art, Kyoto, between June 14 - July 28. Bringing the missing pieces


of the ‘Gypsy Girl Mosaic’ back to its home, carrying more than 50 masterpieces, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, to Tehran, as well as the ‘The Tomb of Heracles’, dating back to the Roman era, to Istanbul from Geneva, Turkish Cargo, the dynamic brand of the air cargo industry, proved once again how reliable it is in carriage of art works requiring utmost care. Turkish Cargo keeps all


movements of its vulnerable and valuable cargo under supervision by means of the cameras installed in and around its storage facilities. – Karen E. Thuermer


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