Until the early 2010s, women wearing the turban were largely barred from universities and state offices.
The Turkish word Türbanlı directly translates to "turbaned one." While it technically refers to anyone wearing a turban, in modern Turkish lexicon, it is overwhelmingly used to describe a who wraps a scarf in the style of a turban. Unlike the traditional başörtüsü (headscarf tied under the chin), the türban is a tightly wrapped covering that leaves no hair visible and often frames the face. turbanli