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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Turkey's Headscarf Ban: 'The Constitutional State is in Danger' - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

"TURKEY'S HEADSCARF BAN
'The Constitutional State is in Danger'

Turkey's highest court upheld a ban on wearing headscarves in universities on Thursday. The court is likely to rule on a far more explosive issue later this year: the legality of the ruling Islamist-rooted AKP party. In an interview with SPIEGEL, Istanbul constitutional lawyer Mustafa Sentop, 39, says judges are usurping the Turkish government's power."

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