"Is education reform being shelved?
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Gila BENMAYOR
President Abdullah Gül's new university president appointments have caused reactions. Some regard this as revenge for the top court's overruling the change to lift the headscarf ban in universities. Especially the president of the Akdeniz University, Professor Mustafa Ayaydın, who is know for his staunch stance against the headscarf, received the highest number of votes and was sent to the presidential office as the number one candidate on the list, but he was not appointed as the university president and that caused various speculations. "
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