"What is going on in Turkey?
M. Orhan Tarhan
March 12, 2008
On February 9, 2008 the Turkish Parliament in Ankara changed the Turkish constitution, the part that could not be changed, even the part that cannot be discussed. They lifted the ban on wearing head scarves or turbans at the universities. This was a strong blow on the laic character of the constitution. How did it happen?
There are two major opposition parties in the parliament: The National Movement Party (MHP) that was known as being laic and that is a nationalist – fascist organization and The Peoples´ Republican Party (CHP) originally the party of Ataturk and presently an old-fashion socialistic party having no resemblance to Ataturk´s creation."
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