The change of history and clothing of Istanbul firefighters from the 19th century to present

In addition to meeting physiological and psychological needs, clothing also gains meaning as a tool that reflects many aspects of the economic situation, social position, profession and so on. The clothes that reflect the professional group the best are undoubtedly uniforms. Uniforms are used to provide unity and solidarity in the costumes and clothes of people who do the same job, to set a standard of clothing, to support the physical integrity and skills of the person depending on the content of the profession when necessary. In parallel with the historical chronology, first of all, the concepts related to fire brigade were examined. Afterwards, the clothing and intervention methods worn during the Tulumbacılar period, which could be described as the first firefighting intervention group in the Ottoman Empire, the pre-Republican Szechenyi Pasha and the military firefighting period clothing and equipment, and the uniformization process of today's Istanbul firefighting clothing. Nowadays, firefighting uniforms protect the intervener, especially with the help of technology, from dangers such as flame, high temperature and support it to move comfortably. The clothes of the jumpsuits, the first organized fire response organization in Istanbul, are far from an institutional uniform appearance and do not protect the respondent from the fire hazard. In the process, under the leadership of Szechenyi Pasha, this organization was institutionalized under discipline and started to use more protective uniforms. Although there are minor changes in this organizational tradition and uniforms, it is possible to say that it continued until the 1990s. Since the 1990s, with the development of technology, modern uniforms made of protective and fireproof fabrics were produced and used. Although these uniforms are useful and protective compared to previous periods, they are still non-combustible, breathing and comfortable movement of the body, wearing comfortable and shorter time, adjusting the moisture balance between the body and uniform, etc. It is possible to say that research should be continued in terms of its elements.