Take the Turkey test

**LeftEyeNine** · 10-04-2005, 23:02

Janissaries did not wear fes. The Law of Attire was one of the reforms following the foundation of Turkish republic. Mustafa Kemal introduced the prohibition of fes by showing up to the public with his modern hat when he landed in Kastamonu.

Touristically maybe but fes can not be used as a component of public wear.

**Kaiser of Arabia** · 10-04-2005, 23:24

Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine

Janissaries did not wear fes. The Law of Attire was one of the reforms following the foundation of Turkish republic. Mustafa Kemal introduced the prohibition of fes by showing up to the public with his modern hat when he landed in Kastamonu.

Touristically maybe but fes can not be used as a component of public wear.

[machovoice]So...[cough]LeftEyeNine, ever been to a Turkish Prison?[/machovoice]

**LeftEyeNine** · 10-05-2005, 00:01

Ok it's 2 a.m. right now. And my neurons can not carry any more sarcastic impulses..

[sleepyvoice]..Yarn..I don't get you KoA, what did you say ?..[/sleepyvoice]

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 10-05-2005, 01:12

Hmmmm I could have sworn I saw a picture of a Janissary wearing one, but the picture could have been of something else, I may not remember correctly, or it could have been wrong, I trust you're right. At least I got that question correct....

**LeftEyeNine** · 10-05-2005, 04:24

Originally Posted by Uesugi Kenshin

Hmmmm I could have sworn I saw a picture of a Janissary wearing one, but the picture could have been of something else, I may not remember correctly, or it could have been wrong, I trust you're right. At least I got that question correct....

There is a small rate of possiblity, I guess, that the modernization of them may have effected their headwear turning to fes instead of that large woolen cloth. However I'm also doubtful that Nizam-i Cedid army that was organized in order to replace corrupted Janissary power were wearing fes. I think it was the Nizam-i Cedid army though I'm not sure.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 10-05-2005, 04:31

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The Fes came into use in the "mainland" (it had been common practice in the mediterranean for long) well after the 1826 event. Can't recall the exact date though.
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**Zalmoxis** · 10-05-2005, 07:48

I got two, the EEC one and the clothing one, wrong.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 10-05-2005, 09:32

I got 'Saint Paul could hardly have done better'

I found this about the etymology of the Balkans:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Etymology and evolving meaning
The term Balkans is due to the Berlin geographer Johann August Zeune (1778-1853) who, in 1808, coined the term Balkanhalbinsel, which had a tremendous impact. Initially it was a purely geographical term, and referred to the mountainous regions of modern Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece. Note that, when the term was coined, all these countries were not independent, and therefore the term had no political connotations. The German word was based on Turkish balakan 'stone, cliff', which confirms the pure 'technical' meaning of the term]