The Original Dhu'l-Faqar

[AhmedH]

Originally Posted by ariel

Never knew Turks to be so teary-eyed and gullible.... Must have been hell of a love story to force them to circumvent every known museum protocol:-)

12- The guy issuing the visas at the Turkish Embassy in Cairo was very friendly and cooperative. He asked me for all the procedures that I've undertaken, and I even gave him the approval of the Turkish Minister of Culture. He promised me to do his best in order for me to receive my STUDENT VISA. A couple of weeks later, he told me that I had obtained my student visa, and I received my passport with the student visa in it.

13- Returning to Istanbul, I found Topkapi telling me that I could come and investigate the swords that I wanted there. Again, I started with "Dhu'l-Faqar", and then I went to investigate the swords in the Sacred Trust Section, and the Arab swords preserved in the Arms and Armor Section; both of which Hilmi Aydin was their curator.