Turkish parliament adopts constitutional amendment allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities in the first reading
BayBak, Azerbaijan | 1929 days ago | Thursday, 7th February , 2008 , 12:31 [pm] | Azerbaijan
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. | The amendment was prepared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) having 340 seats and Nationalist Action Party (MHP) with 70 seats in 549-member parliament. 401 parliamentarians voted in favor of the first article of the amendment and 110 against it. Despite the resistance of Republican People’s Party (CHP) having 98 seats and Democratic Left Party (DSP) having 13 seats in the parliament, the amendment to the constitution wad adopted. 404 parliamentarians voted in favor of the second article and 99 against it. 404 parliamentarians voted for and 92 against the third article. The second round of the voting will be held on February 9. |
Istanbul. Mayis Alizade-APA. The Turkish parliament adopted a constitutional amendment allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities in the first reading.
APA’s Turkey bureau reports that the debates lasted for 13 hours. The amendment was prepared by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) having 340 seats and Nationalist Action Party (MHP) with 70 seats in 549-member parliament. 401 parliamentarians voted in favor of the first article of the amendment and 110 against it. Despite the resistance of Republican People’s Party (CHP) having 98 seats and Democratic Left Party (DSP) having 13 seats in the parliament, the amendment to the constitution wad adopted. 404 parliamentarians voted in favor of the second article and 99 against it. 404 parliamentarians voted for and 92 against the third article. The second round of the voting will be held on February 9.
AKP and MHP offer amending the 10th and 42nd articles of the Constitution. According to the 10th article all have equal rights.
It is offered to amend the sentence in the article “Government agencies and offices have to act inline with the principle of equal opportunities before the law†as:
“Government agencies and offices have to act and use all kind of social opportunities inline with the principle of equal opportunities before the lawâ€. “Using all kind of social opportunities†envisages women’s wearing headscarves in higher schools. The 42nd article of the constitution covers the right to education. The first paragraph of the 42nd article says:
“No one can be deprived of the right to education. The coverage of this right is determined by the lawâ€.
The offered amendment is as follows:
“No one can be deprived of the right to education with causes not indicated openly in the law. The coverage and usage of the right is determined by the lawâ€.
The Republican People’s Party will go to the Constitutional Court in an attempt to block the changes, if they are adopted in the parliament.
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