Janissary Börk made of felt, gold embroidery and gilded brass, dated ca 1550. Börk is a Turkish headgear made of felt. Börk has been used as the headgear both in Seljuk and Ottoman dynasty periods in army troops. During the reign of sultan Sultan Bayezid Khan I, it has been an official headgear for Janissary troops. Börk had a holding place in front, called the "Kaşıklık", for a spoon. This symbolized the "Kaşık Kardeşliği", in Turkish "Brotherhood of the spoon", which reflected a sense of comradeship among the Janissaries who ate, fought and died together.
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