This result of the study on the costume of Osman Turkey are as following.
1. Empire of Osman Turkeky(1299~1922) exerted an almost limitless impact and influence on Europe and Asia during their regime 600 years. The distant ancestors of the Osman Turk...
This result of the study on the costume of Osman Turkey are as following.
1. Empire of Osman Turkeky(1299~1922) exerted an almost limitless impact and influence on Europe and Asia during their regime 600 years. The distant ancestors of the Osman Turks were nomadic peaples, who wandered in triblal groups through the Central Asia. Therefore their costumes were based on nomadic culture. They had trade with West and East were influenced by Hellenism and Byzantium and grew, to a strong Islamic political power polygamy with influence their clothing along with other culture.
2. Topkapi Saray was one of the principal residences of the Osman sultans and his court. Late 17 century, Topkapi Saray found many of kaftans of Osman Turks Empires of 14~17 centuries. Otherwise we studied by the minatures of 16~17 centuries, Since the Topkapi Saray became a museum in 1924, a program of careful restoration has made it possible to acess to some parts of it to the public, after centuries neglection.
3. Osman Turkey Empire had important role in between West and East(silk-road). Economic, commercial, social and political factor of Turkey led to a development in the art of weaving(kema, kadife, catma, seraser, zerbeft, hatayi, kntnu, atlas)parallel to the rise and development of the Osman Turkey Empire itself, one which raised the art to a level attained nowwhere else in the world. Fabrics woven from gold and silver thread occupied a very important place in the court life of the time. This was due as much to their symbolic as to their material value, reflecting as they did the power, glory and magnificence of the Empire.
4. In order to study Eastern or Western history of costume one must study Turkey history of costume in advance. Also there is a great need of comparison to study of western. central and north eastern area history of costume.