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Karamursel, Turkey .. circa 1959-1960 |
Images from Jim Novotny CTRCS USNR (Ret) |
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Two of the barracks and mountains in the background - 1960 |
Some of our guys waiting to play softball in Karamursel. 2nd from left Gib Knipschild ? 3rd from left Ron Avery far right Bob Hogabaum - 1960 |
Arriving in the port city Yalova, near Karamursel - 1960 |
Some of the guys from Karamursel, who contributed to an orphanage in Istanbul - 1960 |
More of our Karamursel guys who helped with the orphanage. Sailor, 2nd from left is Brooks Loomis - 1960 |
Beyoglu (spelling?) Street. A main street in Istanbul - 1960 |
A statue of Ataturk outside Istanbul University - 1960 |
A gathering in Taxim Square, in Istanbul, after a parade - 1960 |
A view of Istanbul from a firetower in town - 1960 |
The Blue Mosque, allegedly, at the time, the only Mosque with six minarets - 1959 |
St. Sophia, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey - 1959 |
A carnival in Istanbul. It played a part in the movie TOPKAPI. |
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