President Abdullah Gul said that Turkey would arrange for the inscription to be shown in Jerusalem for a short period .
Turkey rejected the request , stating that the Siloam inscription was Imperial Ottoman property , and thus the cultural property of the Turkish Republic .
President Abdullah Gul said that Turkish Republic would arrange for the inscription to be shown in Jerusalem for a short period .
Turkey rejected the request , stating that the Siloam inscription was Imperial Ottoman property , and thus the cultural property of the Turkish Republic .