Fez (hat)

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A fez

The fez (Turkish: fes, plural fezzes or fezes from Arabic "Fas" the main town in Morocco before 1927),[1] as well as its equivalent, the tarboosh (Arabic: طربوش), is a felt hat.

There are two types of fezzes. One is a cone with a flat top, made of red felt. The other is a short cylinder made of kilim fabric. Both usually have a tassel attached to the top. The tarboosh and the modern fez, which is similar, owe much of their development and popularity to the Ottoman era.[2][3]

In 1925, the fez was banned in Turkey by the President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[4] Since 1925, the fez is not a part of Turkish men's clothing.

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References

  1. ↑ FezMerriam-Webster..
  2. ↑ Amphlett, Hilda. Hats: a history of fashion in headwear (2003). Mineola, New York: Courier Dover..
  3. ↑ Kaya, Ibrahim. Social theory and later modernities: the Turkish experience (2004). Liverpool, England: Liverpool University Press. p. 119..
  4. ↑ Deringil, Selim. The Invention of Tradition as Public Image in the Late Ottoman Empire, 1808 to 1908. Comparative Studies in Society and History 35 (1) (January 1993). p. 9. doi:10.1017/S0010417500018247.