Originally Posted by
icansayit
Not to sound like a know-it-all here, but back in the mid-80's. The ship I was stationed on visited IZMIR Turkey, where the U.S.Air Force had a few families who served at the Embassy outside of Izmir.
I only managed to get ashore twice there, and could see some of the Ancient artifacts the people were proud to display. I also had a pair of my civilian shoes RE-SOLED by a man who worked on the pier there. Cost me $5.00 U.S.
Funny how we also were warned (at the time) If we dropped one of the Turkish dollars called Lira (I think)...a paper bill. We were told NOT to STEP ON IT if the wind was blowing it away.
The bills had the image of ATATURK...their High Something whom they worshipped. And stepping on his face (even if it was only paper), could get you thrown in jail. (Not sure how true that is, but I never dropped anything there). Look forward to seeing that show.
Thanks