Azerbaijani authorities’ decision to restrict wearing headscarves in schools in Azerbaijan has sparked protests in Turkey, Turkish media report.

Protesters gathered in front of the Azerbaijani embassy in Ankara and the Azerbaijani consulate general in Istanbul, demanding an end to the aforesaid decision by the administration of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

The demonstrators stressed that wearing the headscarf is a Muslim religious requirement and called for revoking the aforementioned decision.

Protesters said they believed that the educational rights of schoolgirls wearing headscarves should not be restricted, and, also, they harshly criticized the Azerbaijani authorities.