I was wondering how you can verify that these things belong to you!?!?

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Mehmet K

1. I believe all of them as real as "any table" in Louvre museum.
2. I think proofing of those historical goods would not only cost too much money but also some damage on material...
3. Use below given links for detail information on the net.

http://www.google.com.tr/search?hl=tr&q=%22topkap%C4%B1+saray%C4%B1%22&btnG=Google%27da+Ara&meta=

http://www.topkapisarayi.gov.tr/

..Tolia..

Edit - to "charmed" i saw that between the words idiot and stupid, you put some others too
be so kind to respect others
and as for Il italiano, you should know that Historical buildings dont belong to anyone, they belong to history. though they change many owners through centuries, they have the signature of the one who build them
Alexandria was by and in the name of Alexander the Great, so Egyptians respected it and they still call it with its original name. Though its Egyptian now, NOTHING can erase the Historical truth
so next time be more kind and more respectful

edit - "BIRD" I really dont know the answer, if those items are real or not...so i ll leave this to people who know more about it..
I am not refering to you bird, me previous comments were for charmed :)

w_woody

These are ancient relics. Most likely not from who they are supposed to be from, but possess a great draw as far as religious icons. Look into the history of the dark ages. A lot of that was going on in England and France during that period in history. Pilgrims travel far and wide to see a religious icon such as the one's your talking about.

The Babe is Armed!

In Northern Iraq, the locals liked to take us Americans to Noah's Grave.

And I was the Dumb American who didn't believe it. :)

Alana Awareness

This is a very good question
and I really do not have the
answer, but I would like to
take this moment to address
the fools who abused this
question by using it as a forum for
their selfish,hateful remarks.
Its a pathetic shame that the turks
in this section can not respect each
other and others who are not Turkish.

SpaceCoaster

Don't for a minute think they are real, but they are cool nonetheless. You may have noticed in Topkapi Palace the footprint of Mohammed in a glass viewing case. The footprint was in hardened sediment, like a dinosaur footprint. The local young children touring the museum with their families thought Mohammed's footprint was the coolest thing ever. I estimate Mohammed would have worn about a U.S. size 22 shoe. So it obviously wasn't real. Same goes for the Old and New Testament items on display. It is neat to see because it relates to a religious history both Muslims and Christians know, but it is certainly NOT the real McCoy.

trix

its all a cover up, all those things are locked up tight in some governmental warehouse!

pepper

Religious relics are often found not to be of the origin claimed, they cannot be "verified" - it doesn't make them any less significant to those who believe. They are sacred, real or not.

(Think Shroud of Turin or James' ossuary)

correy m

when you have proof of ownership

John C

no one can. if the church says it is then it is. The things you saw may be authentic or might not be, it doesn't matter. But it brings up the point that even if they are not authentic and are then call authentic they become so. So just assume they are all fake(just dont tell a random person that they are admiring lies, just like there imaginary believes)

fidget

When you take communion/mass are you REALLY consuming the body and blood of Christ? If you answer yes, then the objects in question are probably real, if not......

Totally Blunt

The Ottomans collected relics from all over the lands under their dominion. That means they collected what local churches think sacred. It is not as if the Ottoman administration forged relics.

Your concern is valid for all religious relics and as far as I understand there are many many of them.

The easiest way to prove authenticity would be to use the carbon dating. I'm afraid the respective churches would be in an uproar if you suggested them to use this method for all relics, because there wouldn't be many authenticated relics left.

mustafa abi

well we are capable of cheating and taking other peoples stuff (such as culture and dance and food )then faking and showing off as it is ours and was Turkish from the beginning....hehehe, but we all know who's are these stuff :)...lol.
BTW you are pretty girl.

pheromonefudgemk2

The only sure test is to look on the base of the products. If it says "Made by Gods special stardust pixies in heaven" they're genuine.

Cuckoo!

ithinkiatetoomuch

I thought it was an interesting question... so I looked around, and look at this list of relics and how comical it is:

around 14 versions of the Holy Prepuce (at Antwerp, Coulombs, Chartres, Charroux, Metz, Conques, Langres, Anvers, FÃ©camp, Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, Hildesheim, Santiago de Compostela and Calcata)
three Holy Umbilical Cords,
four Spears of Longinus,
three Crowns of Thorns,
a large number of Holy Toenail clippings,
the rods used by Moses and Aaron,
leftovers from the feeding of the 5,000,
three arms of St Francis Xavier,
the shirt of John the Baptist (and a mere three of his heads),
phials of milk from the Virgin Mary,
quantities of Christ's blood,
His milk teeth
some 204 bits of babies massacred by Herod

3 heads, 3 arms 3 belly buttons and 14 prepuces?

It is weird.
I've seen the things that you ask about and I also thought... hmm... doesn't it seem unlikely that that is the 4000 year old staff of Moses.

Have you seen Mohammed's cardigan at a little green mosque in Fatih?

Manisalibo

edit: oops, I forgot the word not in my above comment

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additude

They are probably fakes.

Qu'est ce que tu pense?

They were probably fake. A friend of mine said she went to Germany and found that they were trying to advertise Virgin Mary's breast milk...people will do anything for money.

Lady GOP

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Il ITALIANO

They're not belong to turks.

Hagia Sophia is greek.

Charmed

Il ITALIANO: Ä°diot it WAS not anymore .

Aren't Turkish by the way ?!

Dear BÄ°RD somethin: it was just a stupid example 'kay sweetie ?!!!

To Tolia:Whatever .

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