Dismissal of veiled Turkish deputy from parliament denounced

Disputes increased between Turkey and neighboring countries because of denaturalizing parliamentary deputy Merve Kavakci, accusing her of carrying US citizenship without the permission of Ankara, which is considered a violation of local law, after she provoked the secular authorities by entering the parliament wearing a headscarf.

A Turkish - Iranian dispute erupted because of Turkish accusation against Iran that the latter supports the veiled deputy.

In addition, a member of the political bureau of the Turkish Islamic Virtue Party, Yousseria Hamdan, denounced the punishment of Kavakci for entering the parliament wearing a headscarf, considering this punishment to be a brutal interference with her personal freedom and a real lapse for democracy.

Hamdan said the confusing stance of the government has received a great and deep rejection from Arab and Islamic countries because it is a position against a recognized religious matter.