Two parties in the Turkish parliament drew up plans to permit the wearing of the Islamic-style headscarf in universities.

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Earlier this year the same court overturned an AK law aimed at relaxing the ban on the Islamic-style headscarf in state universities.

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Nevertheless, the frustration of Turkish feminists, who fear they have lost ground to women demanding the right to wear Islamic-style headscarves in lectures, is understandable.

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