Headscarf ban continues in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey, June 5 (UPI) -- Turkey's highest court has upheld a ban on Muslim headscarf wearing at the nation's universities.

A law passed by the Turkish Parliament earlier this year overstepped its bounds in creating conditions in which the wearing of such scarves were permitted, said the Constitutional Court. The decision, which was supported by seven of 11 judges, is seen as a setback for Turkey's ruling Islamic-rooted party.

"The law of February 9th making constitutional amendments to lift a ban on headscarves at universities has been canceled based on the Constitution's articles No. 2, 4 and 148. The execution of the law has also been stopped,", said the Constitution Court in a statement reported by the news service Hurriyet Thursday.