Portrait of a full armed ‘Efe’ (or: ‘Zeybek’) from the Izmir region. Late-Ottoman era, end of century. The ‘Efe / Zeybek’ were the century people’s militia of the Aegean coastal area, who sometimes turned themselves into professional brigands.
[Ottoman Empire] An Albanian Man, Century (Bir Osmanlı Arnavut Erkeği)
Sebah, Pascal - Zeybeks / Zeibek / Ziebek, no. albumen print Zeybecks were irregular militia and guerrilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire from late to early centuries, of Thracian origin.
The janissaries (yeniçeri) are the Ottoman Empire's soldiers, they are very disciplined! Making the Ottoman army very powerful, they are trained specifically for battles!
[Group portrait of three men, one smoking a nargile; possibly irregular cavalrymen (bashi-bazouks or başıbozuks)]
Ethnographic Arms & Armour - Yataghan with T-shaped pommel
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Ottoman Janissary from the Hisart museum.
Ottoman Warriors, Early To Century. Photo by Nephtys
An ‘Efe’ (or: ‘Zeybek / Zeibek / Ziebek’) from the Izmir region, in traditional outfit. Late-Ottoman era, The ‘Efe / Zeybek’ were the century people’s militia of the Aegean coastal area, who sometimes turned themselves into professional brigands.
Stanislaus von Chlebowski: Bashi-Bazouk with Hookah
Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - born Mustafa Kemal in Salonika. Turkish General, Politician, Statesman, Humanitarian and Reformer. Still loved by many Turkish people.