It shouldn't matter whether a woman is covered or not, but it won't be achieved until women have the right (not only legally but socially) to unveil. If you can be as safe wearing burka as not wearing it, it's a sign of tolerance. If taking it off makes you prone to being treated like immoral and results in hostility then it's not tolerance.

Many times people refer to burkas as personal choice or show photos of happy women swimming in a sack. I wonder if their husbands would be ok with them wearing bikini instead. It is not a free choice if you choose to wear a cover because it's socially advisable.

I loved the mixture of cultures in Turkey, covered women walking step by step with women in mini skirts. That is a sign of tolerance. Yet, Turks say that Turkish women are not so free to show too much body, so I guess there's still lots to change in people's mentality.

The statement you made, Tamikidakika is utter nonsense, I had no problems when I explored the conservative Fatih neighborhood, I did not see any miniskirts there

Concerning Fatih maybe you see something that isn't necessarily there. I have been there as well and never saw anything like described. Maybe it's like going to certain parts of Beyoglu expecting to see transvestites, you can be sure to spot hundreds. If you really want to find them that is.

I loved the mixture of cultures in Turkey, covered women walking step by step with women in mini skirts. That is a sign of tolerance.




Daydreamer, you hit the nail when I totally read your message. I agree with you!

whats the harm for see mini skirt and head scarf on side by side??which one of us can say you can't live on there where i'm living or while i'm living??who gives the right to us,to don't see different life stilies or different life opinions just being all selfish??i believe thats very easy problem for fix if we all really willing that,once word enough ,we can say ''Yes'' we can live in peace by respect each others prefers in a public order,is it really this much hard???And i think noone doesn't have any right to be moral watcher of another one,and i think our great country a very good sample to all world for show peace of different life stilies...Just pity some of us never aware of this goodness???And i believe a real democracy's road pass on from ''pluralism'' never from ''majority'',coz world and life not only about we r and the things what we like or dislike...