Moslems and the Ottoman Hats

When ata turk came to power in the 19 twenties, a he actually bannede muslin men from wearing the fez. He also told them to wear bowler hats, of all things,. The reason is obvious: If you are praying as a moslem, in your fez, you can actually prostrate very easily. Those ullma who refuse to conform to the law and wear bawle hats were executed. They were literally hung on the gallows in isdambald.