Category Archives: Weaponry

A realistic depiction of Janissary outfit

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

 A rare photograph of janissary outfit displayed in the old Military Museum in Istanbul. The museum was open between 1908-1940 years and a number of Ottoman military  figures were exhibited in realistic fashion with original costumes. (The picture is taken from … Continue reading →

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Memoir of a Campaign with the Ottoman Army in Egypt (1801)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Memoir of a Campaign with the Ottoman Army in Egypt, from February to july 1800 (1801) by J.P. Morier. The book contains the impressions and experiences of Mr. Morier, secretary to Earl of Elgin, who was assigned as an observer … Continue reading →

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The Organization of the Ottoman Army (1907) by Mahmoud Chevket Pacha

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Osmanlı teşkilat ve kıyafet-i ‘askeriyesi /L’organisation de l’armée ottomane (depuis sa création jusqu’à nos jours). Première partie depuis 1326 jusqu’à 1826, avec 247 gravures coloriées. / The Organization of the Ottoman Army since 1826 (1907) with 247 colored engravings by Mahmoud … Continue reading →

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An in-depth study of Ottoman army by Marsili (1732)

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

L’état militaire de l’empire ottoman, ses progrès et sa décadence (en italien et en français) avec planches / The Military State of the Ottoman Empire (In French and Italian) with plates by Luigi Fernando Marsili. Download… Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsili … Continue reading →

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Military figures from “The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court” (c.1620)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

“The Habits of the Grand Signor’s Court” belonging to Hans Sloane‘s collection. It is an album of 124 paintings prepared by an unidentified Ottoman artist, showing Turkish sultans and court officials, as well as military figures. It was donated to the … Continue reading →

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Obsidionis Rhodiae (1480) by Guillaume Caoursin

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Guillaume Caoursin (1430-1501), son of a Rhodian, was born in Douai, and spent forty years in the service of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, as vice-chancellor and secretary to the grand-masters Raimond Zacosta, Giovanni Baptista Orsini and Pierre … Continue reading →

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Ottoman Warriors from I Turchi. Codex Vindobonensis 8626 (c.1591)

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Ottoman warriors in color from I Turchi -Codex Vindobonensis 8626 (c.1591) Bartolemeo von Pezzen, ambassador to Constantinople from 1586 to 1591, wanted to describe Turkish habits and customs to his lord, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II. He employed an unknown … Continue reading →

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Ottoman military figures (1590) by Cesare Vecellio

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Ottoman military figures in De gli habiti antichi, e moderni di diverse parti del mondo libri due, fatti da Cesare Vecellio & con discorsi da lui dichiatati… (Of Ancient and Modern Dress of Diverse Parts of the World in Two Books . … Continue reading →

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Historical Illustrations of the Ottomans (1812)

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Title: [ Illustrations de Histoire des Othomans. Mœurs, usages, costumes des Othomans, et abrégé de leur histoire] Author: Unidentified. Publication Paris : Nepveu, 1812 Description 72 est. : grav. sur métal : n. et b. ; 8,4 x 6,2 cm

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Illustrations de Les navigations, pérégrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie par Nicolas de Nicolay (1577)

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Erdal Küçükyalçın

Illustrations de Les navigations, pérégrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie par Nicolas de Nicolay (1577) / Ottoman Military Illustrations by Nicolas de Nicolay, 1577 In 1551, King Henry II of France ordered Nicolas de Nicolay to follow Gabriel d’Aramon (envoy … Continue reading →

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