Mehter, Turkey's Military Band

At the Instanbul Military Museum there was a collection of instruments. There was also a stage. The Mehter, the Military Band of Turkey did a performance that was simply terrific.

Instanbul Military Museum

The Instanbul Military Museum held a lot of history. There were the weapons of armour used through the years but also large depictions of the various pivotal battles in the Ottoman Empire. I finally understood the layout of the Gallipoli battle thanks to the models.  The Mehter Military Band performance was sensational.

Mehmet II conquered Constantinople

Horse armour.

China’s Great Wall built to keep Turks out.

Mail turkish shield. Other shields from India.  Then a room with reconstruction of the military college where Ataturk attended.

They had Canada’s Ross Rifle on display along with other famous rifles.


Canons and mortars and machine guns and reconstruction of the hamman in the military college.

Reconstrustion of the assassination..

Istanbul Industrial Museum

The Instabul Industrial Museum was definitely the place for boys. Boats, machines, cars, motorcycles, outboard engines, planes I loved it all.  We even took a little train ride. Some of the kids on the train with us were having their first train experience. They even had Harry Potter’s car.  There were also doll’s houses my aunt would have loved. Kismat a sailboat that had toured the world with her family was on display too.




Yellow Turkish Built car.


Large model of Ephesus




Loved the little Fiat.

Buggies and trains.
The Sultan’s very own train car.

All the little boys wanted to know about my Harley Davidson.  Mehemt Tetik my guide translated.

 
Making Olive Oil

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Train ride with the school outing.

DC3 and memories of my Northern Medical Unit years. It was a DC3 like this that I was in a plane crash in too.  Boat models.



An historic  move was made here so they have a reconstruction and the movie scene playing.