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Update: Turkish parliament approves constitutional amendments tolift headscarf ban

ANKARA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish parliament on Saturday approved constitutional amendments aiming to lift a ban on female students wearing Islamic headscarves at universities.

Lawmakers voted 411-103 in a final vote to give go-ahead to thetwo constitutional amendments which add paragraphs saying that "noone can be deprived of his/her right to higher education for reasons not openly mentioned by laws."

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the conservative Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) that supports the changes have the required two-thirds majority in the parliament.

The headscarf reform drew ...

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