In this study where the views of Turkish people on headscarf have been investigated the data from the following questionnaires and reports have been made use of: ‘Religion, community, and  politics  in Turkey’ of the Foundation of  Social and Economic Studies in Turkey (TESEV); ‘Freedom of speech with regards to the Legal and Social aspects in Turkey’, by Association for Liberal Thinking (LTD); the general study of  Academic Research Centre AKART; ‘December 1997 Report of the Research of Political and Social Trends’ of Social Research Centre of Social Studies Faculty Graduates Foundation (IMV-SAM); ‘Headscarf File’ of Milliyet newspaper which was published for fifteen days, ‘The Questionnaire of Bare Headed’ which has been published in Gerçek Hayat magazine lasted Three weeks, “The Sufferers of the Headscarf Ban” research made by MODUS Research Centre; “Ethnic/Religious Identities  and Political Tendencies of Turkish Political Party Adherents and Voters, 1994-2004), carried out by Turkey Socio-Economic Political Research Association (TUSES).

In addition to these, the assessments concerning the headscarf in the Reports of International Helsinki Human Rights Federation (IHF), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the “2003 International Religious Freedoms Reports” of USA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Reports of Educators Union, and one of the local human rights organization MAZLUMDER, The Association for Human Rights and Relief For the Oppressed have been quoted.

The numbers and evaluations related to the subject of the research presented on the supplement are transferred without any comment. Thus, through general polls and the reports of human rights organizations, it has been analysed and the findings presented as to whether or not the headscarf is a tool for discrimination and oppression, and how women adopting different dress codes view the headscarf ban.

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