"My Head is Mine: Women in Istanbul" by Petrus van der Let and Andrea Simon
Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, proclaimed the republic in 1923 and wanted to completely westernize his country. Thus the religious turban for men and the veil for women were prohibited. These clothing regulations are still valid today for female students and civil servants. But Ataturk’s…
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