Turkish court upholds headscarf ban
5/6/08
Turkey’s highest court has ruled that Islamic headscarves cannot be allowed at universities. The decision is a defeat for the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, which tried to allow the wearing of scarves as a matter of religious and personal freedom. The verdict of the constitutional court was issued on Thursday and says that amendments passed by parliament in February violated the secular principles of the constitution. Some observers think the verdict may bode ill for the government in a separate case in which Turkey’s chief prosecutor is seeking to disband the AK Party because it is “the focal point of anti-secular activities”.
See: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/747C1ED1-03FA-4980-994B-5B43531E2AD6.htm