The gardener at Haydarpaşa British military cemetery
Immaculately kept and on an idylic site, its existence is not known by most locals. Burials are still permitted but there are criteria for eligibility. Despite many civilian tombs, the location still has a military cemetery feel.
image courtesy of Charlie Sarell, 2008
The grave of Hobart Pasha.
image courtesy of Charlie Sarell, 2008
image courtesy of Charlie Sarell, 2008
The grave of Charlotte Hardy.
An engraving from an 1896 issue of the ‘Graphic’, an illustrated weekly newspaper, depicting the funeral of the Consul W.H. Wrench, at the same ‘Scutari’ cemetery.
Postcard view of this cemetery from the turn of the century.
Photo of the substantial Crimean War memorial obelisk from the turn of the century, that still stands today.