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Why Muslim Feminists Are Turning Against President Erdoğan | Time
Conservative Muslim Women Helped Erdoğan Win Previous Elections. Now Some Are Turning Against Him
BY FARIBA NAWA | PHOTOGRAPHS BY ÖZGE SEBZECI FOR THE FULLER PROJECT |
MAY 11, 2023 2:13 PM EDT
Şeyma Çetin is bursting with color: bright blue and pink eye shadow, a green half-sleeved shirt with jeans, a tie, and an orange headscarf. Her clothes and makeup stand out among other Turkish women in headscarves, and that’s Çetin’s goal: to show that it’s okay to be different. It’s a statement of defiance.
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