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Treasure search planned in Giresun village, with permits still required
A planned treasure search in Yeşilyurt village, Giresun, has completed its environmental assessment process.
Fazlı V. plans to search a 49.99-square-metre site, with up to seven workers digging as deep as 10 metres over a planned 15 days.
The work cannot begin until required land-use approval, a governor’s approval and a search licence are obtained.
The site is recorded as pasture land, and the excavation would be supervised by museum experts and local representatives of government agencies.
If treasure is found on state-controlled land, the searcher is due 50% of its value, which will be set by the Treasury and Finance Ministry.
If cultural or natural heritage is found, digging must stop and officials must be notified; cultural and natural heritage items will go to museums, while finds classified as treasure will be transferred to the ministry after the required procedures.
The environmental assessment process has been completed for a planned treasure search in Yeşilyurt village, in Giresun province.
The search cannot begin until a land-use allocation change is approved, and a governor’s approval and treasure-search licence are obtained.
The planned excavation would cover 49.99 square metres, reach a maximum depth of 10 metres and take 15 days.
Seven people are expected to work on the project, which is estimated to cost 221,000 Turkish lira.
If treasure is found on state-controlled land, the searcher is entitled to 50% of its value under the rules cited in the project file.
- Who
- The project is planned by Fazlı V.
- What
- A treasure search is planned on a 49.99-square-metre site. It still needs several permits and approvals before work can begin.
- When
- The project is planned to be completed within 15 days; a start date is not stated.
- Where
- Yeşilyurt village, Alucra district, Giresun province, on plot 7 in block 220.
- Why
- To search for treasure; the specific reason for the search is not stated.
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- Site area
- 49.99 square metres
- Maximum excavation depth
- 10 metres
- Planned duration
- 15 days
- Planned workforce
- 7 people
- Estimated project cost
- 221,000 Turkish lira
- Searcher’s share if treasure is found on state-controlled land
- 50% of its value
What people are saying
The searcher is to receive 50 percent of the value if treasure is found on land under the state’s control.
Work cannot begin without the required approval to change the land’s allocation purpose.