However, it also has stoked secular anxieties with moves apparently aimed at expanding the role of religion. It has urged lifting the ban on wearing Islamic-style head scarves in schools and government offices, and called for punishing adultery as a crime.
Međutim, AKP je takođe podgrevala zabrinutost sekularista raznim potezima koji su jačali ulogu religije: pozvala je na ukidanje zabrane nošenja vela u školama i državnim institucijama i na kažnjavanje preljube kao krivičnog dela.