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TURKEY’S Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as oppressive and unenforceable, reports said yesterday.
While tattoos are frowned upon by conservative elements in Turkey’s diverse society, they are highly fashionable among secular urban youth, including teens.
The measure is the latest controversial measure taken by the government in education, after it allowed girls in high schools to wear the Muslim headscarf, a move critics said eroded Turkey’s secular principles.
The ban, which was published in Turkey’s official gazette on Saturday and reported by local media yesterday, also forbids the dyeing of hair, make-up, as well as moustaches and beards for boys.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) co-founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to restore traditional values in Turkey, a drive seen by opponents as a bid to strengthen Islam in the country.
Veli Demir, head of the Egitim Is education union, denounced the measure as impossible to enforce, given that tattoos could not be removed like a piece of clothing.
“Are they going to strip off their skin?” he asked, quoted by the Radikal online newspaper.
“What is going to happen to those (pupils) who already have tattoos? This is not a decision that a reasonable person can take.”
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