(EBAY) 15mm - 18mm Rofur Ottoman Self Adhesive Flags (2 Sheets)

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Is the number of crescent moons on a flag indicative of anything (eg seniority), as with emblems on ECW flags?

[Norman D. Landings]

As far as Janissaries were concerned, the Orta had a simple, stylised regimental symbol on its flag, and that was that.
If you had one crescent on your flag, it was because a single crescent was your Orta’s symbol - could equally be two or three crescents, globes, stripes, whatever. Some of the devices used made reference to the regiment’s place of origin or founding general.

There is one famous example of an honorific device being awarded - a white star being added to thr red field & white crescent of a janissary banner after the capture of Constantinople. Supposedly, this is the origin of the Turkish flag.

Those Janissary units with strong ties to the Bektasi sect of Islam (who were influential in founding the janissary system) would have banners with inscriptions from Bektasi doctrine on them - neat, relatively dense rows of text, unlike the simple stylised “slogans” seen on most Islamic text flags.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Thank you, Norm - never had you down as an Ottoman scholar.

[grizzlymc]

Probably a lateral progression from minotaurs.

[grizzlymc]

Perhaps Norm has had a use for Ottomans whilst he has had his feet up.