History of the Turban

        Later, during Prophet Muhammad times, people wore Amamah which protected both the face and the head from the desert sand. The Amamah tradition continued during the reign of the Abbasids and the Umayyads. Later, the concept of wrapping the head with cloth spread to other countries also.

        Native Americans started wearing head wrap made from cloth or even animal skins. Later turbans became a social status symbol for Turks and other warriors who lived during the Ottoman period. These turbans were huge in size and the cloth was wrapped around a cone that had a projection at the top.

        During the 19th century, the popularity of turbans diminished among the Turks who shifted more towards the western dressing style. Fez replaced turbans and became applicable to many of the religious groups.

        There are other evidences of turban wearing men in the history. For example, Cyprus men covered their head with keffiyeh, a turban variation. This is because the island had Arab, Persian as well as Ottoman influences. During the Middle Age era as well as the Renaissance period, men in Europe wore headgear that looked very similar to turbans. As a mark of respect, they took off the headgear in front of a person holding a higher rank in the society, for example, a king.

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