Timeline for Are women required to wear skirts to get into some tourist sites?
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| Oct 22, 2014 at 21:42 | comment | added | Stephen Kennedy | Not all locals of course. I've seen plenty of locals wearing very skimpy outfits in the holiest shrines in SE Asia. I'm not condoning or condemning by the way, just a truthful observation. Anyway, trousers or long skirts/dresses should be fine. | |
| Oct 21, 2014 at 11:07 | comment | added | RedSonja | If you are visiting Turkey (or other Muslim countries) and have long hair, tie it back or plait it, then keep a scarf in your bag in case you visit a mosque. If you have long flowing hair people will come up and stroke it, and you may even get sworn at. | |
| Oct 20, 2014 at 22:14 | comment | added | Relaxed | AFAIK, hijab is the broadest name for the practice, rather than the name of a specific garment so it's probably the most appropriate word here. | |
| Oct 20, 2014 at 19:06 | comment | added | Ida | It was some years ago, and Istanbul is relatively secular, so you could cover your hair loosely (with the front of you hair peeking through), as the locals might do. On the street you could wear the same you would wear in most European big cities. Other places might be more strict with how you cover your hair. | |
| Oct 20, 2014 at 18:53 | comment | added | AKS | Thanks @Ida. I updated my answer a little bit. I haven't been to Istanbul (yet!), but I have seen Islamic women wear such clothing, so it makes sense those places requiring women tourists to cover their hair as well. | |
| Oct 20, 2014 at 18:51 | history | edited | AKS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 20, 2014 at 18:24 | comment | added | Ida | For Islamic places in Istanbul, trousers were ok on women, but no bare knees and shoulders, and most places required you to cover your hair. I had a scarf in my bag, it worked fine. | |
| Oct 20, 2014 at 9:49 | history | edited | AKS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 20, 2014 at 9:43 | history | answered | AKS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |