Çarşaf ( ota, چارشف), also written as ''charshaf'', is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress. It is a
Turkish
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version of Arabic
Abaya and also similar to the
niqab and the
chador. Literally translated, ''çarşaf'' means "bed sheet".
The çarşaf is usually black. As with the
Iran
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ian chador, the çarşaf usually covers the lower part of the face, and the cloth is held together by a pin placed below the nose. Sometimes, the part of the cloth that covers the lower face is pinned laterally. In contrast to the chador, the çarşaf usually consists of two parts; a top that hangs to about the waist and a bottom that is cut like a wide, floor-length skirt.
The çarşaf, rather than being a form of traditional Islamic clothing, first became common towards the end of the 19th century, during the reign of
Abdulhamid II (1876-1908), as a form of rejection of Western influences. From then, it continued to be used prevalently in remote parts of the former
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
such as
Yemen
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, where it is still widespread today.
According to research from 2012 (N/I, N/A 6%), less than 2% of women in
Turkey
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wore it and in 5% in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
.
According to another survey, only 0.1% of Turkish women wore the çarşaf in 2012.
However, it is used for prayer by women. Similar to the use of the
mukena
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in
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.
See also
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Għonnella
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Burqa
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Chador
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Hijab
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Islamic female clothing
Ottoman clothing
Robes and cloaks