CLEVELAND, Ohio— The Cleveland Museum of Art on Friday agreed return to Turkey an ancient statue worth $20 million that the New York District Attorney’s Office said was looted.

A museum director in Turkey has been fired after it was revealed that she had been illegally removing parts of an ancient Greek church.

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Dedicated to the place made famous by Homer’s Iliad, the Troy Museum—situated amid the city’s ruins—brings an ancient legend to life. Among the collections are 24 pieces of “Troy Gold ...

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New scientific testing has concluded it was likely looted from Turkey in the 1960s. After 18 months of uncertainty, the Cleveland Museum of Art is sending a statue worth $20 million back to Turkey.