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Illustration of Ottomans from

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

Plate 18

Müjdeci BaşıSerdengeçti AğasıSaraç BaşıSalı UstaCebeci Kâhyası (Cebeciler Kethüdası)
Musdedji-Bachi Serden-Ghesti-Agassi Saraz-Bachi Sali-Ousta Djebedjilerin Kiayassi
Porte-nouvelles Chef des Volontaires Sellier du 64e bataillon Capitaine du 1er bataillonGénéral de l'Arsenal d'armes
Herald Chief of Volunteers Saddler of the 64th Battalion Captain of the 1st Battalion General of the Arsenal



cebeci = A class of janissary soldiers who are in charge of repairing, maintaining and delivering the army's weapons and ammunition during war. kethüdasş = steward.
Source: Türk Dil Kurumu Sözlükleri

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

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