From left to right (Two Bash Choukhadar, Zuluflu Baltadji, Baltadji, Muezzin)
The Corps of Baltadjis was created in the time of Sultan Amurath the Second. Their job was to cut down trees which were obstacles in the way of the army and, later, to pitch and strike tents while on campaign.
Zuluflu Baltadji - Palace Guard
They worked under the command of the Sword-bearer
of the Sultan. One of their jobs was to extinguish fires in the Harem
and they also delivered letters between the Sultan and the Swordbearer.
They carried an axe and a hook and cleaned the Hall of Audience and the
large hall where the Grand Vizier held court. They also carried the corpses
of the Palace.
Muezzin (The man who calls Muslims to pray)
A deep-voiced man entrusted with reciting ezan (i.e.
calling Muslims to prayer) in the Sultan's private apartments.