Istanbul University

IHRC backs women resisting university headscarf exclusions in Türkiye

📅 14 October 1997

In a statement dated 14 October, the Islamic Human Rights Commission reported sit-ins by women refused registration at Istanbul University because of Islamic dress and announced campaigning to lift...

Leyla Şahin’s challenge to a university headscarf ban ends in a Grand Chamber setback

📅 10 November 2005

The European Court of Human Rights’ Grand Chamber upheld the restrictions challenged by medical student Leyla Şahin, finding no violation of the Convention rights at issue. Judge Françoise Tulkens...