Military Fez cap (Fez)
Mar 26, 2025
The fez cap is a cylindrical flat-topped (also truncated cone-shaped) beanie that can be tightly fastened to the cranial cap.
Most of them are scarlet or black, with tassels of various colors on the top.
The fez hat, also known as Tarboosh, originated in the Moroccan city of Fez.
It was introduced to Asia Minor and the Balkans through the Byzantine Empire, and then extended to Muslim areas around the world by the Ottoman Empire.
Before the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, the fez hat was always regarded by Westerners as a symbol of Eastern Muslims.
After World War I, it was considered a headdress for the Greeks.
The Greek army wore soft fez hats from its founding in 1837 until World War II.
Today, the Greek Presidential Guard still wears a variant of the classic fez hat.
Not only in Greece, but also in the armies of Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, and Belgium.The colonial armies of these countries generally wore fez hats.
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Modern Spanish soldiers wear modified fez hats.
The fez hat used by French Algerian soldiers during World War I.
Variation of the fez hat worn by Senegalese soldiers of the French Colonial Army, without tassel - 1942.
A fez hat worn by soldiers of the Belgian Congolese Colonial Army.
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The fez hat was also quite popular among Muslims outside the Ottoman Empire, such as in the Balkans and South Asia.
It was spread from Turkey to South Asia by Ottoman traders in 1826.
After being introduced to South Asia, it continued to develop and change, from the original cylinder shape to the ship shape.
The tassel on the hat was removed, and the jujube red was turned into black, forming a very common style today.
It is often referred to as the Songgu hat.
Today, it is widely worn by Muslims in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and parts of the Philippines.
