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Prof. Bardakoğlu was allegedly dismissed as the Head of the Department of Religious Affairs. After PM Erdoğan said "We shall ask the Religious Affairs" about the headscarf problem, he replied, "The Religious Affairs Department does not release views upon request. The politicians should solve it".

Looking at the Alevite demands, Assoc. Prof. Macar says the existence of the Department of Religious Affairs is against the principles of equality and secularism.