Authorities began to enforce the headscarf ban among mothers accompanying their children to school events or public swimming pools, while female lawyers and journalists who refused to comply with the ban were expelled from public buildings such as courtrooms and universities . In 1999, the ban on headscarves in the public sphere hit the headlines when Merve Kavakçı, a newly elected MP for the Virtue Party was prevented from taking her oath in the National Assembly because she wore a headscarf.
Authorities began enforcing a ban on headscarves for mothers accompanying their children to school events or public swimming pools. Female lawyers and journalists who did not comply were expelled from buildings such as courts and universities. In 1999, this ban on headscarves in public spaces gained prominence when Merve Kavakçı, a newly elected MP of the Virtue Party, was prevented from taking her oath in the National Assembly due to wearing a headscarf.