Zeynep Arslan poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul
Zeynep Arslan poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, June 13, 2018. Picture taken June 13, 2018. Zeynep Arslan, a volunteer for the opposition Islamist Saadet (Felicity) Party, has been wearing a Muslim headscarf since she was 12 - a right which Erdogan's government championed - but she faults him for his foreign policy. "Because I'm wearing the scarf, this doesn't mean that I must ignore the country's problems. This government allows me to cover my head, but it doesn't sever relations with Israel," she said. Arslan, however, says Erdogan's supporters are too quick to condemn all opposition as traitors, making life almost unbearable. "There is immense pressure on us. We are living in a society which is similar to George Orwell's 1984," she said. REUTERS/Umit Bektas