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:-)

1- You could investigate the swords of Topkapi in Tuesdays ONLY.

2- The "athletic" guard of "Dhu'l-Faqar" was a mustached tall guy called Kenan. He was told that this was Dhu'l-Faqar indeed. So when I asked him where's Dhu'l-Faqar, Kenan would point his right thumb on his chest and say: "It's my sword!"

3- Me, Hilmi Aydin, Emine Bilirgen, Suheyla Murat, and the other curators of Topkapi bacame very good friends. In fact, there was gossip that I fell in love with one of the female curators...which was partially true. The gossip reached the Military Museum too!!! Hilmi Aydin told me that if he had a sister that was single, he would have married her to me!

4- All the "athletic watchers" at Topkapi were my friends. We even prayed together (congregational prayer), with Hilmi Aydin laeding the prayers.

...I'll try completing any missing link(s) in my story...but I need some rest for the time being.