Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear hijab (headscarf) as part of their uniform, according to a ruling published in the official gazette Saturday.
Women serving in the police force “will be able to cover their heads” under their caps or berets so long as the headscarf is “the same color as the uniform and without pattern,” said the ruling published in the official gazette.
Rulings published in the official gazette come into force immediately.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has long pressed for the removal of restrictions on women wearing the headscarf in the officially secular state. Turkey lifted a ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf on university campuses in 2010.

Source: Arab News