As you all may know, archaeological digs undertaken by Turkish archaeologists in northern Cyprus are illegal. In 1974 Turkey invaded northern Cyprus and established a pseudostate. Since then, hundreds of sites have been destroyed and thousands of antiquities were illicetely traded.

For more information on the destruction of cultural heritage in northern Cyprus, take a look at the following:

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Classics/bcj/15-07.html

http://www.hri.org/Cyprus/Cyprus_Problem/destruction2.html