The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a reform package aimed at improving democracy.
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
The ban was first imposed nearly 90 years ago, the early years of the Turkish Republic. The longstanding restriction kept several women from joining Government offices.
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
The new rules, as published in the Official Gazette, would not apply to the military, the police, and the judiciary.
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
When Turkey was formed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923 from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, he introduced a ban on religious attire in public offices in his effort to promote secularism in a Muslim majority country.
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
The ban on headscarves at universities was lifted by the Turkish Government in 2011, but it continued in public offices.
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the ban "violated the freedom of thought and faith, right to employment, and included discrimination."
The Government of Turkey has lifted a ban on women wearing headscarves in offices of state-run institutions, with immediate effect, as part of a #
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