Turkey opens debate on lifting of headscarf ban

Author (Person)	Boland, Vincent
Series Title	Financial Times
Series Details	30.1.08
Publication Date	30/01/2008
Content Type	News
	The Turkish parliament started debating constitutional amendments that would end the ban on wearing the Muslim headscarf at the country's state universities, 30 January 2008.
Related Links	Deutsche Welle, 4.2.08: Protests in Turkey Over Proposed Lifting of Headscarf Ban http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3104692,00.html BBC News, 2.2.08: Turks protest over headscarf plan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7224314.stm BBC News, 30.1.08: Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7214827.stm
Countries / Regions	Turkey