Turkish Cypriots protest hijab law as Erdogan visits amid fears of ‘Islamisation’ and corruption cover-ups

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of Nicosia on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing Islamic headscarves in secondary schools—part of a growing backlash against Turkiye’s perceived imposition of religious and political influence over the breakaway north. The March regulation, introduced in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)—recognised only by Turkiye—permits high school pupils to wear hijabs, with middle schools deciding independently. The move followed viral footage of a hijab-wearing eighth-grader reportedly barred from school, sparking outrage. Kıbrıs’ta, Erdoğan tarafından yaptırılan saray, adada bitmek bilmeyen kara para, uyuşturucu ticareti, Akp politikaları, başörtüsü mevzusu ve mafya sistemi protesto ediliyor. | 00:59 pic.twitter.com/QN1RBfxL8j — postmodern (@postmodeern) May 2, 2025 Critics see the measure as an attack on secularism […]