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 the headscarf ban. This date marks the public advocacy statement, not a verified start date for every sit-in. The episode places women’s own demands for education and religious expression at the center of resistance to exclusion, including exclusion imposed within a Muslim-majority country.
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The date of IHRC’s October 1997 statement proves that every Istanbul University sit-in began on that same day.
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The date belongs to the advocacy statement, which reported ongoing sit-ins; it does not establish their common starting date.