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turban
A turban (from ‌, ; via ) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Punjabis, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and amongst some Turkic peoples in Russia.
fez
cone-shaped cap with a flat crown
kalpak
The kalpak, qalpaq or calpack, is a Turkic high-crowned cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by Turks, Turkmens, Karakalpaks, Bulgarians, Circassians, Dagestanis, Chechens, Ukrainians, Poles, Russians and throughout Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Hat Law
part of clothing reform in Turkey
tiraz
thumb|right|A sovereign wearing an armband with Arabic inscription, the tiraz
Sütçü İmam
Turkish resistance leader
Turkish trousers
traditional Turkish full, baggy trousers gathered at the ankle
Sharbūsh
thumb|Individuals in Turkic dress, wearing the Sharbush at the court of Badr al-Din Lu'Lu' ([[Kitab al-Aghani, 1219 CE)]] The Sharbush or Harbush, Sarposh, Serpush (, , ) probably derived from the Persian word Sarpush, which means "headdress". was a special Turkic military furred hat worn in Central Asia and the Middle East in the Middle Ages. It appears prominently in the miniatures depicting Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (ruled 1234–1259). It was a stiff cap of the military class, with a triangular front which was sometimes adorned with a metal plaque. It was sometimes supplemented with a small kerchie
Kepenek
A kepenek is a thick, tent-like Turkish traditional shepherd's outer garment. It is a sleeveless, buttonless garment made of felt worn on the shoulders and covering the whole body from the shoulders down. It is made of three parts: one for the back and two (the same as the back, cut in half along the length) for the front. The parts are stitched together along the shoulder lines and all the way down. Usually white, a kepenek may have some adornments. Made from wool, or a combination of goat hair and wool, kepenek are also waterproof.