A female bedouin of the dessert, with her child. Ottoman Empire.
Category: Turkey
Costumes, customs, traditions and history of Turkey.
A Turkish musician at the Sultans court. Ottoman Empire.
This portrait represents one of the Grand Signior’s band in his usual habit. He is in the act of playing upon a mandolin, something similar to the modem or Spanish guitar
The Capitan Pasha, Derya Bey. Admiral of the Turkish Navy.
Kaptan Pasha (Ottoman قاپودان پاشا; also Kaptanpaşa / کاپیتان پاشا; Kapudan i Derya / قاپودان دریا Kaptan-i Derya / کاپیتان دریا) was the highest military rank of the Ottoman Navy.
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A Tatar. Ottoman Empire 1800.
The Tatars have different degrees of rank. First is the royal family, then those of Chirin, Mansoor, Sedjood, Arguin, and Baroon; and the ancient Mirzas from the high nobility, according to the above order. Historical Ottoman Empire officials and ethnic groups.
A Mevlevi Tariqa Dervish. Historical Ottoman Empire officials.
The founder Dschalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. When the first Dervish comes opposite the Scheik he makes a salutation, and, passing on, begins the dance.
A Turkish woman wears a green feredje. Dress worn at Constantinople.
The feredjè (Mantle, Cape or coat), is universally in that city made of green cloth or other stuff, with its long square cape quilted and covered with green silk.
A woman with maharmah, feredje and yellow boots.
A lady in a provincial dress with maharmah and feredje. Women commonly wore this style of outfit in Constantinople and the outer regions of the city.
Portrait of a female living at Pera, as she appears in the interior, or harem.
Portrait of a female living at Pera, as she appears in the interior, or harem.
The Kislar Aga, or first Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem.
The Kislar Aga, or first Eunuch of the Seraglio. Sudanese eunuch of the Harem.
Capidji Bachi their dress of ceremony.
Capidji Bachi. Officers of the Grand Signior.
