Non-practicing Muslims in Turkey are under pressure to wear headscarves, attend Friday prayers and fast during Ramadan if they want government jobs or promotions, a study has found.
Some secular Turks are changing their way of life to appear in step with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Islamic-rooted party, according to the study by the Open Society Institute and Istanbul's Bosporus University.
The study, based on interviews with 401 people in 12 Turkish provinces, is the first to provide some backing for secular Turks' fears that political Islam has affected their lives.
Nihat Ergun, a senior official of Erdogan's party, rejected …
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