In 1826 Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire suppressed the Janissaries and began sweeping reforms of the military. His modernized military adopted Western style uniforms and, as hats, the fez with a cloth wrapped around it.
The Eleventh Doctor should definitely meet this guy, if only to give this Sultan the idea for the hats the Ottoman army need to be wearing!
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Before or after he appeared on X Factor??
In 1826 Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire suppressed the Janissaries and began sweeping reforms of the military. His modernized military adopted Western style uniforms and, as hats, the fez with a cloth wrapped around it.
The Eleventh Doctor should definitely meet this guy, if only to give this Sultan the idea for the hats the Ottoman army need to be wearing!