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The common clothing styles prevailing in the mid 19th century imposed by religious reasons entered a transformation phase in the Republican period. In this period the 'şapka' and the following 'kılık kıyafet' reform being realized with the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Kastamonu in 1925 had a full impact in Istanbul. Women's ...
Museum of World Costumes (Turkish: Dünya Kostümleri Müzesi) is a museum of original folk clothing from various countries. Established in 2011, it is located in the Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul Province.
Men wearing salvar in Istanbul in 1873, studio photo. Turkish şalvar (pronounced shalvar, Turkish: ), Turkish trousers or dimiye are traditional baggy trousers gathered in tightly at the ankle. They are part of Turkish folk dress. Men may wear the traditional loose coat, called shlyapa, over the şalvar. Other upper garments are also worn over ...
A fez. The fez (Turkish: fes, Ottoman Turkish: فس, romanized: fes), also called tarboosh/tarboush (Arabic: طربوش, romanized: ṭarbūš), is a felt headdress in the shape of a short, cylindrical, peakless hat, usually red, typically with a black tassel attached to the top.
Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II by Gentile Bellini (c. 1480, but largely repainted later), who visited Istanbul and painted many scenes of the city. European opera was influenced heavily by the idea of turquerie. Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481), one of the most prominent sultans of the Ottoman Empire, had many operas written about him.
DeFacto is a Turkish retail clothing company founded in 2003. It is the second-largest clothing company in Turkey, active in 100 countries and operating with nearly 500 stores globally. [2] Based in the Halkalı Merkez neighborhood of Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, the company's official name is DeFacto Perakende Ticaret A.Ş. [3]
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The culture of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Kültürü) has its basis in the city that has been the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. However, when the Turkish Republic turned its focus away from Istanbul and toward Ankara , the city's cultural scene throughout the mid-20th century lay relatively stagnant, seeing limited success on ...