BBC: The Turkish parliament is expected to amend the country's constitution to ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities.
The issue is deeply divisive in Turkey, where the state is strictly secular, and protests are expected.
The government says secularism means many girls are denied an education.
But the secular establishment, including generals and academics, sees this as a first step to allowing Islam to figure more largely in public life.
Opposition parties have vowed to challenge the changes in the constitutional court if, as is expected, they are passed on Saturday. Burka ban >>>
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