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‘Seymen’ costume from Akşehir. Konya / Turkey. Late-Ottoman.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 6, 2016 at 1:58am

‘Seymen’ (or: 'Seğmen') costume from Akşehir (prov. Konya, Central-Turkey). Late 19th century. Costume of a ‘başıbozuk’ (Bashi-bazouk in English = irregular soldier of the Ottoman army). They were often former members of the local people's militia. (Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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