A 15th century Quran written by calligraphist Sukrullah Khalifah was returned to Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum by a collector on Thursday.
The Quran was written in 1494 in Istanbul and kept in Topkapi Palace Museum until 1964. When it was then transferred to Bursa Archaeology Museum, the Quran was disappeared.
It was rediscovered when calligraphist Ziya Aydın bought the Quran from a bibliophile several years ago.
The Quran's new owners, brothers Ali Sami and Ahmet Aydın, decided to return the Quran to the museum after being reached by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmuş, according to the chairman of Topkapi Palace Museum, Mustafa Sabri Küçükaşçı who spoke to reporters.
"If this Quran hadn't been preserved in such a way by calligraphist Ziya Aydın, it would probably be displayed in any library of Europe. We thank the Aydın family so much," Küçükaşçı added.
