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Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles(www.theguardian.com)

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Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

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Even if they had permission from the Ottomans - it’s beyond meaningless.

It’s like arguimg Britain had permission from France to take [random African artifact located im a French colony] and therefore any and all claims by the affected country are now void.

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