Before arriving in Turkey, it is common to ask questions about social norms: How can you dress, why do many women cover themselves?
Turkey is a secular country thanks to Kemal Ataturk, the father of the Turkish nation as we know it today, a figure that both men and women revere. Everyone can dress as they wish, but there are still many social norms within families and communities.
Visiting the cities of Western Turkey, one can notice that women dress more like in the West and the amount of women covered is very low, especially in Istanbul, Ankara and the coastal cities.
More towards the center and east of Turkey, you start to see more women covered up Why do they do it? The reasons are diverse, but in general it is linked to Islam. Many follow what the Koran teaches, and both men and women cover their legs and arms and wear loose-fitting clothes so that their figures are not marked.
In many regions and villages in Turkey, it is common for people to marry very young. Many women cover themselves out of tradition, because many generations of women in their family have already done so. Women who do not cover are more prone to harassment.
Other women who prefer not to cover, especially the new generations. Many are atheists and have no interest in religion, others belong to Christian religions or other Muslim sects. Several want to belong to a more modern world, and want to leave behind old family traditions with too many social rules.
Whether it is because of tradition, religion or wanting to belong to the modern and globalized world, every woman has the freedom to dress as she wants according to Turkish law.
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