Mosque dress code?
Hi, I will be visiting Turkey in a few months, and I had hoped to visit several mosques, specifically the blue mosque. I know there are rules about what you can and can't wear, and I was wondering, as a woman, what those would be for me specifically. I recently traveled to Italy and I know at most of the older Catholic churches, they provide scarves and cloth to wrap around yourself when you enter, is there a similar system in Turkey? If so, I would still like to know how to come prepared to avoid the hassle of borrowing things, but it would still be good to know in case there is a miscommunication of sorts.
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Generally speaking, mosques prefer that female visitors cover their hair with a scarf (hijab) and wear loose-fitting clothes that cover their whole body, arms and legs included. Here are some links that provide more specific information about the Blue Mosque and other mosques in Turkey:
"Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code"
http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/europe/turkey...
"How To Visit Blue Mosque?"
http://www.bluemosque.co/
"How to Visit Mosques in Istanbul and Turkey"
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/Religion/mosque...
Lilly hun I don't know much about Turkey, but in general when visiting a mosque just dress modest, as you would any religious place of worship. Maybe long sleeves, pants or long skirt and a loose scarf, etc...
I did a quick search of pictures to show you as an example and came across the wonderful one of Kate Middleton visiting a mosque in Malaysia.
Yes you can rent a burkha for a small fee at most mosques in Turkey. They smell inside but what can you expect.
Whatever you wear shouldn't be their business.
I would boycott the visit forcing women to be manipulated as impure.
Once I have been refused for wearing short (pant) in a basilica in Italy ... that was 30 years ago. Since then I visited many others without giving a "s..t" for the prejudices of the Catholic church.
You really want to visit that part of the world right now? I would say you need to have your head examined, but if you do go, wear the full hijab, just to be safe. Otherwise, it's sex slavery for you.
Just loose clothes with a scarf and you're all set.