Turkish military police recovered an ancient 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible and over 100 Roman coins during an anti-smuggling operation in Istanbul. The 28-page leather-bound papyrus scripture was handed over to the country's Culture Ministry for inspection, and it is not yet clear whether it was written in ancient Hebrew or Aramaic. The four suspects, who were caught red-handed under surveillance, were seeking to sell the artifacts for $500,000 on the black market. Turkey has stepped up its counter-smuggling efforts and has recovered several similar medieval-era Hebrew Bibles over the past two years.

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