Islam and women

The Turkish government has announced the lift of a ban on the headscarf in schools, allowing girls from the fifth grade and up to cover their hair in the public schools

The government has lifted the legal ban on headscarves in secondary public education institutions

Turkey’s most popular TV series “Muhteşem Yüzyıl” (Magnificent Century), which has reached hundreds of millions around the world, had its finale with the 139th episode on June 12.

The main character of the series, the 16th-century Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, played by Halit Ergenç, died in the final episode during his expedition to Zigetvar.