Right - A 'Star and Crescent' type gorget, similar to the 18th century version, for security officials at the Imperial Court [1].
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[1] Metin Erüretin. (2001) Osmanli Madalyalari ve Nisanlari. [Ottoman medals and orders: documented history]. DMC: 155.
Right - A "Kunan" or “Kauun” (Law Soldiers).
The ‘Law Soldiers’ had a right to wear the Aiguillette for an Aides-De-Camp to the Sultan, and this reflected their particular function.
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[1] British General Staff. (1995) 1916 Handbook of the Turkish Army. Battery Press, Nashville: 105.
[2] Metin Erüretin. (2001) Osmanli Madalyalari ve Nisanlari. [Ottoman medals and orders: documented history]. DMC: 155.
Below -
Below - extracted from British General Staff. (1995) 1916 Handbook of the Turkish Army. Battery Press, Nashville: 133, describes the military law system in the WW1 Ottoman Imperial Army, and confirms the existence of soldiers under sentence being transported, and given "additional service", such as transport into a penal labour unit.