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TOPSHOTSTurkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Nurcan Dalbudak (C) is greeted wearing a headscarf as she attends a general assembly at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara on October 31, 2013. Four female lawmakers from Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government attended a parliament session on October 31 wearing headscarves, for the first time since a ban was lifted in the staunchly secular country. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN