| I believe that when Ataturk took power, each group, Moslem, Armenian, Jewish, etc. had their own turban. To prevent discrimination in the new Turkey, he made everyone wear a bowler. But it was too hard to kneel down and pray in a bowler hat, so Ataturk changed it to the fez. I see Talat Pasha was wearing a fez during the time of the Armenian genocide, so maybe it is not so much what you wear on your head as much as what is inside your head that counts. However, since the headscarf is a political symbol, the danger of Turkey becoming another Iran is still serious. |
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