Still more pictures of Karamursel and Istanbul
1957 - 1959
©2007

This is a 1959 foto.  On the back of the foto, I had written this:
At Mainsite, Turkey
TUSLOG Detachment 3, USAFSS
Barracks 3, room 1

At Galata Bridge ferry landing - October  1957.
One of the "locals" leaving.

Fiat Topolino 500 - what a great little car!
Taken just 3-4 blocks from Taksim Square...58-59
August, 1959 - Chuck Maki conducting the unofficial ceremony of the presentation of the passport so that Dr G.W.F. Stripling, Ph.D. will be able to depart Turkey.
Dr Stripling is overcome with emotion - was it the solemnity of the ceremony or the knowledge that he can go home :)  I believe he knew that his predecessor had some troubles with Turkish customs officials when he and his wife tried to go home.  Something about undeclared dollars was the scuttlebutt.

Istanbul, October 1957
Trolley line not far from the American Consulate

Istanbul - the Kahan Building which served as air force hq.  It also had a snack bar, bx, class IV store :), NCO club on the top floor, transient barracks, etc.


Hilton Hotel - Istanbul is the background here.  It has to be 1958. 
As you can see by my clothing, the BX has still been unable to stock up adequately. 
That was a big morale problem for us all.

Mainsite - just within the maingate is the PTT (post office).
At the left is the congenial postmaster Adem.
He did a great job serving the needs of stamp collectors on the base and 
I suppose I could say he's partly responsible for my interest in Turkish stamps:)

Istanbul - October 1957, Road construction!

Well, this is me pretending to be working out my next move at chess.
This pic was setup of course because I was on a photographic tear at the time.
The print was developed in May, 1959

Express ferry Haydarpasha
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