Lavish religious ceremonies in Turkey draw angry criticism
Conservatives' extravagant religious rituals have drawn harsh criticism from every quarter.
In the 1990s, conservative Turkish women fought for their right to wear headscarves on university campuses. Now, they are facing an uproar over holding religious ceremonies that some critics have deemed extravagant.
A mawlid is a religious ceremony to commemorate a birth or a death. Though extravagant religious ceremonies are common in Turkey, a mawlid organized by Instagram influencer Busra Nur Calar for her baby received an excess of attention.
