YNET NEWS: Parliament approves two constitutional amendments that would lift decades-old ban in universities despite fierce opposition of secular establishment
Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved two constitutional amendments that would lift a decades-old ban on Islamic head scarves in universities, despite the fierce opposition of the secular establishment.
Parliament voted 403-107 in favor of the amendment that would insert a paragraph into the Constitution stating that everyone has the right to equal treatment from state institutions. The lawmakers voted 403-108 to approve the second and final amendment that says "no one can be deprived of (his or her) right to higher education," Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said.
In predominantly Muslim Turkey, which seeks European Union membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party has channeled the frustration of devout masses, who feel excluded from the establishment, into political action. Turkey relaxes head scarf ban >>>
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Turkey eases ban on headscarves
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Turquía aprueba definitivamente permitir el velo islámico en las universidades: El Parlamento turco acaba con décadas de prohibición del pañuelo musulmán, instaurada en aras de la laicidad
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