Erdogan Moves to Scrap Turkey's Headscarf Ban

World | September 30, 2013, Monday // 16:04
Bulgaria: Erdogan Moves to Scrap Turkey's Headscarf Ban Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that the country will lift the ban on the wearing of headscarves in public institutions.

Presenting the details of a much-anticipated “democratization” reform package, Erdogan said the government would remove the headscarf ban in public institutions, except for judges, prosecutors, police officers and army members.

Muslim but secular Turkey has long had tough restrictions on the garb worn by women working in state offices.

The package of measures also includes lifting most of the restrictions on the use of Kurdish language in private schools.

The student oath, which starts with the words “I’m Turkish, right, and hardworking,” will no longer be read in primary schools, the measures envision.

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