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Submitted by Theresa Koenigsknecht

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Other
Approval Date: 2/8/2026 2:56 PM
Family Surname: Amiel
Country: Turkey
Town: Urla/Izmir
Date of Image: 1925 abt
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I'd greatly appreciate help confirming the FRENCH/TURKISH translation of the passport questions and answers and if they are different in Turkish or the same.

Family passport from about 1924/25 Turkey
For Sadie AMIEL

Assuming it says in order below:
Name of Father: Marco Amiel
?Profession?: Female
?Town born?: Ourla 15 A
Residence: ????
Destination: New York
?Reason to leave?: ??

Thank you in advane

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2/10/2026 11:06 AM Name of Father: Marco Amiel
Quality/Characteristic or Profession: Female
Birthplace and birthdate: Ourla (Urla, Izmir Province, Turkey), 15 H
H probably stands for Haziran (June)
Residence: 11 Dikili Tach Street
Dikili Tash is an archaeological site in Kavala, Greece. It was part of the Ottoman Empire before WWI. Dikili is a city in Izmir Province. Perhaps Urla, Izmir, or Dikili had a street by this name.
Destination: New York
Purpose of the trip: to reside there

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