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Köçeks at the fair
Seductively dressed köçeks (Turkish
dancing boys), at a fair, dancing and
playing a type of cymbals.
Miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi.
Surname-i Vehbi
The Surname-i Vehbi is an illustrated account of the circumcision ceremony of Sultan Ahmed III's three sons. The festival took place in 1720 and lasted for fifteen days and nights. Its opulence and splendor were documented in the Surname, a book commissioned for the occasion. It is named after its author, the court poet Seyyd Hüseyin Vehbi. The book is illustrated with 137 miniatures by Abdülcelil Levni Çelebi, the court painter, and his apprentices. The original of this work is currently in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul.
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