At the same time, Erdogan has courted controversy with steps some see as undermining the division of state and religion -- for instance, by moving to ease a ban on the wearing of headscarves by civil servants, and by attempting to criminalise adultery.
Erdogan je potaknuo kontroverze koracima koje neki smatraju pokušajem potkopavanja razdvojenosti države i crkve -- primjerice, ublažavanjem zabrane nošenja marama od strane državnih službenica te pokušajem kriminalizacije preljuba.