On May 2, 1999, after her election to the Turkish Parliament, 30-year-old Merve Kavakci walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office wearing her Islamic headscarf. A near
On May 2nd 1999, Merve Kavakec﹐ walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office as a member of Turkish Parliament, wearing her Islamic headscarf (hijab), which is banned for