In this article, it discusses the Islamic art collection in the Louvre and it is a total of 17,500 artifacts. One such artifact is a large tile panel belonging to the tomb of Sultan Selim II and the Culture and Tourism Ministry wants it returned to the Hagia Sophia Museum. A very interesting read and it talks about issues on illegal artifacts.

Louvre’s collection of Islamic artifacts among largest in world

Link: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/louvres-collection-of-islamic-artifacts-among-largest-in-world-137946