A stunning collection of annotated plates of thirty military ranks and roles in the early nineteenth-century Imperial Ottoman army English writings on the Ottoman empire grew in the seventeenth century, following the establishment of official commercial relations between London and the Sublime Porte in 1580 and a permanent English diplomatic mission at Istanbul in 1583. This stunningly produced reprint of the classic The Military Costume of Turkey: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings from Drawings Made on the Spot: Dedicated by Permission to His Excellency the Minister of the Ottoman Porte to His Britannic Majesty, originally published in 1818 by London publishers Thomas McLean, features a set of annotated plates with descriptions of thirty military ranks and roles in the Imperial Ottoman army. The images, which are carefully colored by hand, depict costumes of the Ottoman army on the eve of drastic early-nineteenth-century military reforms that were to lead to major changes in army apparel. They not only reflect the way in which costume in Ottoman society was directly linked to social status, rank, and power, but also European fascination with the Ottomans’ attention to and em... [Read More]

Photos and descriptions of all Ottoman Turkish army, navy, airforce uniforms used during the First World War at all frornts, Dardanelles, Arabia, Caucasia with over 200 pictures and drawings. A must for researchers. In Turkish only.

Select Contents: 1. Historical Sources of Turkish Costume [Early History; Anatolian Dress: Seljuks, Rum Period; Early Caravanserais & Textile Trade; Istanbul Textile Manufacturing & Dress Regulations; Changes in Traditional Dress & Fashion Currents: Broadcloth; New 17th-Century Garments: Jackets of Aba; Ottoman Shoes; Unisex Dustcoats; Men's Veil Design: Palace Harem; Fermene Waistcoat; Popular Style Inspired by Fire Brigade Dress; Pasha Style; Fashion Sensation: Selimi Turban; Popular Trend: Merjan Slipper; Mid-18th Century Costume Regulations; End of 18th Century Style Accessories: Cashmere Shawls as Sashes] 2. Ottoman Textile Manufacturing [Guild Corporations, Trade Monopoly System & Textile Manufacturing; Fabrics & Costume: 1640s; Textiles & Clothing: Evliya Chelebi's Day; Silk Textiles Factory; Turning to the West; Tulip Period; 1730-89 Developments; Reign of Sultan Selim III & Mahmut II & Abdulmecid: Reforms] 3. 19th-Century Dress Transformation [Ottoman Military Dress: Janissary Period & After; New Janissary Recruitment System & New Style; Early 18th-Century Style Setters: Huseyin Pasha's Barefoot Sailors; New Order, Ottoman Army & New Dress Code; New Military Dress & Elifi ... [Read More]

Turkiye'de Turk-Cin askeri iliskileri ile ilgili yazilmis nadir belki de tek eser olan Turkish-Chinese Military Relations, Dogu'nun yukselen gucu olan Cin ile Turkiye'nin askeri iliskilerini bilinmeyen yonleri ile okurlarina sunuyor. Kitapta Turk-Cin askeri iliskilerinin yani basinda, genel olarak askeri iliskilerin parametreleri ve Turk- Cin siyasi ve ekonomik iliskileri de ele alinmistir.

Ottoman Navy signals code book - Osmanlı Bahriyesi gemi isaret kitabi - Gorunuur muhabere kod kitabi - Signals code book, Gemi issaret kitabi - xi, 370 pages.; color illustrated. ; 25 x 35 cm. In Turkish, English, and Ottoman Turkish; introd. in Turkish and English. WW1 - First world war - Signals and signaling -- Turkey. Signals and signaling -- Turkey. -- Donanma -- History.

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