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[samarkeolog]

I've been doing some work on smuggling of antiquities through Cyprus (rather than the smuggling of Cypriot antiquities, although I do mention a few examples of it). I'm still working on it, but I've got up a few posts, exploring: the nature of the illicit antiquities trade itself, the movement of artefacts from source through transit to market countries, etc.; the background of the Cypriot deep states that are involved in the trade (though I think that will only help non-Cypriots who don't already know the rezili/rezalet situation everything happens in); the conflicts between the Turkish Army and the PKK, between Turkish Hizbullah and the PKK, between the Kosovo Liberation Army and the PKK and between the Grey Wolves and the PKK; and the illicit antiquities trade through Cyprus, from the expected role of the Grey Wolves and the PKK, to the involvement of the Russian mafia, Lebanese Hizbullah and others.

Obviously, any corrections, comments, etc. are most welcome.

[repulsewarrior]

thank-you s. please keep us informed. your blog is very interesting to me.

[samarkeolog]

repulsewarrior wrote: thank-you s. please keep us informed. your blog is very interesting to me.

Cheers. It's quiet over here compared to on cyprus-forum!

[repulsewarrior]

it is, thank goodness, in some ways.

miss the action that was though, it was more academic, and reasoned.

...that is why work like yours is important, here.

keep posting, Cyprus needs our support.