A kaftan or caftan is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, kaftan instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves.
Depiction of Ertugrul wearing a kaftan
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in a kaftan of complex woven fabric.
A young member of the Ottoman court dressed in a navy velvet caftan woven with gold. Variously attributed to Gentile Bellini or Costanzo da Ferrara, with a caption in Persian by a later hand. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Dey of Algiers Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha wearing a yellow kaftan in 1687, by Andreas Matthäus Wolfgang.
The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.
View of the Topkapı Palace from the Golden Horn
Gate of Salutation
Sultan Mehmed II ordered the initial construction around the 1460s
Inside the Harem.