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Helvacı

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Costumes Orientaux
Recueil de costumes et vêtements de l'Empire ottoman au 18e siècle
Collection of costumes and clothing of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century
Owned by Joseph Gabriel Monnier

Halvadgi : garçon de l'office du sultan
sultan's office boy

29. In the palace kitchen, the staff working in the section called helvahane, where halvah and desserts are cooked, syrup, jam and rose and poppy pastes are prepared, are called helvahaneli or halva makers. They wore pointed cones on their heads and wore a fez underneath. They wore dark blue salwar and red Yemeni.
Source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü