Hat Revolution

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with his Panama hat just after the Kastamonu speech in 1925

The Hat Revolution in Turkey resulted in the 1925 legal regulation which intended to regulate men's head-covering practices and make them compatible with the norms in Western countries. Thus, the fez was banned and men were encouraged to wear hats in its place.


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