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Illustration of Ottomans from

Elbicei Atika. Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople, par Jean Brindesi

Plate 17

ÇuhadarDivan ÇavuşuYasakçı
Tschohadar Divan Tschaousch Iassaktji
Valet de pied du Grand-Vizir Huissier du Divan Garde des Ambassadeurs
Footman of the Grand Vizier Usher of the Divan Guard of the Ambassadors



Çuhadars, who are called by this name because they wear clothes made of woolen cloth, are among the palace servants. They were separated according to their services such as regiment çuhadar, messenger çuhadar, and sultan çuhadar.
When the Agha went to the Divan, his dress and the harness of his horse did not differ from those of the vézirs. On this occasion, the Agha was preceded by guards (yassaktchis) dressed in red coats (kaftan) and wearing belts of gold thread.
Source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü

A version from a set of Turkish postcards made in the 1950s.

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