My Grandmother

Not sure when the pic was taken, in the 20's maybe.
She died not long after my father was born in the 30's
posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - link to this photo
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7 Comments

Fri, June 15, 2007 - 11:13 PM
Wow!
Sat, June 16, 2007 - 7:47 AM
What an incredible photo!!!
Sat, June 16, 2007 - 10:21 AM
Beautiful
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Sat, June 16, 2007 - 5:19 PM
What a blessing you have this photo, lovely and mysterious. Do you know where the photo was taken?
Sat, June 16, 2007 - 6:31 PM
Thanks!
Probably in their house in Hacibektas (Anatolia).
Not much was known about her, sine no one talked that much about her, and my father didn't know her that well.
She died young, and I've always wanted to know where she came from.
This was all still Ottoman Turkey, so records, if any would have been in Arabic script since they didn't switch to the Latin alphabet until the Republic. Same with surnames - my Grandfather picked ours, so there would have not been records of family names.
Much of the family stuff was lost after his death cuz his last wife pretty much cut the family out and took everything after he died.
Mon, September 24, 2007 - 2:48 PM
Beautiful picture! what a Treasure!
Mon, April 21, 2008 - 6:18 PM
wow, what a beautiful woman!

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