Fez (hat)

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, romanized: ṭarbūsh), 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.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Fez" (online ed.). Merriam-Webster..
↑ Amphlett, Hilda (2003). Hats: a history of fashion in headwear. Mineola, New York: Courier Dover..
↑ Kaya, Ibrahim (2004). Social theory and later modernities: the Turkish experience. Liverpool, England: Liverpool University Press. p. 119..
↑ Deringil, Selim (January 1993). "The Invention of Tradition as Public Image in the Late Ottoman Empire, 1808 to 1908". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 35 (1): 9. doi:10.1017/S0010417500018247. S2CID 145056061.

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[1] "Fez" (online ed.). Merriam-Webster..

[2] Amphlett, Hilda (2003). Hats: a history of fashion in headwear. Mineola, New York: Courier Dover..

[3] Kaya, Ibrahim (2004). Social theory and later modernities: the Turkish experience. Liverpool, England: Liverpool University Press. p. 119..

[4] Deringil, Selim (January 1993). "The Invention of Tradition as Public Image in the Late Ottoman Empire, 1808 to 1908". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 35 (1): 9. doi:10.1017/S0010417500018247. S2CID 145056061.

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