The Chronicle of Higher Education

When a Head Scarf Is More Than It Seems

Appearances in Turkey are deceptive. A visitor to Istanbul, the ancient metropolis that straddles the Bosphorus and marks the cultural and geographic divide between Europe and Asia, might be tempted ...
Seattle Times

Head scarf forced elections in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey — It’s the head scarf, stupid. If it weren’t for a 3-foot-square piece of fabric, sometimes black and stark but more often fancy or lacy, rosy pink or flowery, Turkey’s 42 million ...
The Washington Post

In Turkey, Students Test a New Policy on Head Scarves

ISTANBUL, Feb. 25 -- One of the agents of Turkey's cultural transformation stood, 5 feet tall and less than 100 pounds, at the gate of Istanbul Bilgi University on Monday, a flying wedge of social ...
Los Angeles Times

In old Istanbul quarter, Islamic and secular Turks grope toward coexistence

Reporting from Istanbul, Turkey — The two sisters wear Islamic head scarves and say they have no problem with their secular friends and classmates, who don’t. Yet on the streets, in classrooms and ...