Students eat lunch at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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Students walk to class at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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University of Istanbul Medical School students return to class after lunch on Oct. 11, 2010. The school committee recently decided in favor of a female medical student who was disciplined for covering her head during class.
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A female student sips tea and talks on her cell phone between classes at the University of Istanbul, where a percentage of the students wear headscarves during class, on Oct. 11, 2010.
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Students walk through Beyazıt Square at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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Students in Beyazıt Square at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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A statue of Kemal Ataturk, Turkey's national hero, on display on the campus of the University of Istanbul. Ataturk was a nationalist and a modernist who tried to steer his country away from religious fundamentalism.
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Students play volleyball at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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Students on their way home from the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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People waiting at the Beyazit bus stop, including two girls wearing headscarves, on Oct. 11, 2010. The school board recently decided in favor of a student who was disciplined for covering her hair during class.
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A University of Istanbul student speaks with her professor before attending class on Oct. 11, 2010. The school board recently decided in favor of a student who was disciplined for covering her hair during class.
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Two students relax between classes at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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A student walks to class at the University of Istanbul in Turkey on Oct. 11, 2010.
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