Turkish and Egyptian navy uniforms

This book looks at Turkish and Egyptian Naval uniforms and insignia from the Janissary era till the end of the First World War. Ship Janissary were distinguished with anchor or galley picture tattoos. The first red and green uniforms were introduced with the Nizam-i-Cedid Galeongees, followed by European-styled Officer’s uniforms appearing in the early 1830s. The Crimea War era saw Officers and Sailors in standardized uniforms. By 1861, uniforms and rank insignia, in line with the other European naval powers was introduced. Included in this study, are Navy Academy, Marines, Navy Firemen, Navy Police, Navy Air Troops, and the German Transfer Crews uniforms and insignia. Egyptian Navy uniforms are also overviewed in this book. As the Egyptian Division in the Fleet, its uniforms remained the same as the rest of the Turkish Navy till the 1860s, when the Egyptian Navy was reduced to ports services, and crewing the Khedival Royal Yacht.