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Political scientist, academic and columnist Koray Çalışkan sharply criticized Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate for deceiving the public on the controversial issue of abortion and getting involved in a political debate over which it holds no authority.

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".