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The headscarf controversy in Turkey was a 20th and early 21st century controversy about women wearing Islamic headscarves. The Republic of Turkey had been a secular state since the constitutional amendment of 1937. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk introduced the secularization of the state in the Turkish Constitution of 1924, alongside his reforms.
Turkey's General Directorate for Press, Broadcasting, and Information also revoked at least 620 journalists' accreditations. As a result of the crackdown, 2,308 media workers and journalists have lost their job. [5] Turkey's media purge has also occurred online: regulators blocked at least 30 news-related websites. [1]
Turkey's radio and television watchdog RTUK on Thursday placed a two-week broadcasting ban on the popular television series "Kizil Goncalar" (Crimson Buds), a board member said, as it was deemed ...
Turkey's strong secularism has resulted in what have been perceived by some as strictures on the freedom of religion; for example, the headscarf has long been prohibited in public universities, and a constitutional amendment passed in February 2008 that permitted women to wear it on university campuses sparked considerable controversy. In ...
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The case became a thorn in U.S.-Turkey relations, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan calling the U.S. charges an "unlawful, ugly" step. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Bill ...
Ankara's growing military presence in Syria has led to a diplomatic clash between former allies Israel and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has supported Hamas, even hinting at some ...
‘Long Live Racist Turkey’ spray-painted by unidentified people on the walls of an Armenian church in Istanbul [1]. In Turkey, xenophobia and discrimination are present in its society and throughout its history, including ethnic discrimination, religious discrimination and institutional racism against non-Muslim and non-Sunni minorities. [9]