1.   The government has softened the headscarves ban at religious-oriented high schools to the dismay of the military, which regards the scarves as a political statement.

2.   The military regards scarves as a political statement and radical Islam as a threat to the secular system.

3.   The military regards head scarves as political as well as religious statements.

4.   The military regards head scarves as a political statement.

5.   The secular establishment regards the scarves as a political statement and they are banned in schools and public offices.

6.   Turkey regards the scarf, known as hijab, as a religious symbol banned under laws that prohibit mixing religion with politics.