Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Hold In light gray machine embroidery

In light gray machine embroidery

Footnote: The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II

the recipients to use the post-nominal letters "MM"

/Infanterie Regiment 65'

crazing evident on the reverse

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Finely Decorated Turkish Soldier's Studio Photograph, C.1910 Hold In light gray machine embroideryBlack and white, matte finish, illustrating a standing Turkish soldier brandishing a large mustache and unique head wear, wearing ornate patterned boots, his right foot resting upon a single block, with two stacked blocks placed adjacent to the single block, holding an ornately decorated rifle by its barrel, with the handle butting the ground, two edged weapons hanging at his left waist, his left hand grasping the sheath of one of the two weapons,