2006-11-30 13:12:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Turkey
Ataturk wanted to westernise Turkey and secularise the country. One method he employed was to introduce western style headgear - bowlers, trilbies, flat caps etc. Unlike the fez which has no brim and can therefore be worn when praying in a mosque, the new style of headgear had peaks or brims and so could not be worn at prayer.
2006-12-01 05:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by fidget 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Following the foundation of Turkey after World War I, Mustafa Kemal regarded the fez - which Sultan Mahmud II had originally introduced to the Ottoman Empire's dress code in 1826 - as a symbol of feudalism and banned it, encouraging Turkish men to wear European attire - thus, hats such as the fedora became popular.
2006-11-30 13:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Buddha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a law for modernizing Turkey 80 years ago. Today that law is not so important you can wear whatever you want
2006-12-01 05:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by nihil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its not allowed to wear fes for our daily life, that is one of the republic reforms of the founder Mustafa Kemal ATATÃRK. It was a symbol of the Ottoman Empire.
Of corz its not forbidden if u wear fes as a tourist.
2006-11-30 19:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by HOTTürk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cits as a mark of respect for the late Tommy Cooper, he was big in Turkey.
2006-11-30 14:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
travellingman It's your news?
http://www.osoq.com/funstuff/extra/extra04.asp?strName=travellingman
2006-11-30 14:16:38 · answer #6 · answered by mwg p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rerad this http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/fez_1/
2006-11-30 13:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by stuio 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dunno, but i did buy a fez there. Dunno why. That was a low point.
2006-11-30 13:36:03 · answer #8 · answered by ugly little hate machine 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋