Cotten (DD 669) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Blue Mosque I I The Sultan's Palace ' We felt rather mystic about the whole thing when we anchored opposite a sultan's palace in the land, of Moslems and mosques. In Istanbul, Turkey, .we found ourselves in a city of two con- tinents Q Europe and Asia - with the Black Sea and Russia only a day's ride up the Bosphorus. A fivefknot current through our anchorage made it feel as if we were underway all the while. Ferries made it se,e'rn-3-that much -more realistic. V I 'r Fleet landing was part of a mosque and Naval Museum. We' were 'much impressed with the sultan's palace but disappointed to find that the harem is no longer a national institution. We learned it is against the law to wear a fez in Turkey and that women are gen- erally no longer permitted to wearfveils which hide the face. We toured the old city and the new which aresep- afafefl by two bridges - and the river they cross. The lsmusut bazar is like a page from Arabian Knights with hundreds of tiny shops and carts jammed together selling every- thing imaginable at every imaginable price. Mostly we bought brass goods and Turkish meer- schaum pipes. However, the favorite item was silver puzzle rings which' nearly drove' us beserk as we tried to reassemble them. ' I We visited St. Sophia's Mosque. and the Blue Mos- que where we had to put slippers over our shoesbefore we entered. In the museums we saw priceless collec- tions of jewels, guns, scimitars and Turkish rugs. To help the Turks celebrate a national holiday, we full dressed our ship. We also shared in lifting of..-H' martial law curfew which allowed us to stay out two hours later. And...oh, yes. They had belly dancers, too. Saint Soph ia' s A Minaret Courtyard of Blue Mosque

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