Headscarves were not banned in general, they were only banned for public servants during work (because Turkey was a secular country, not an Islamic country, and

Headscarves were not banned in general, they were only banned for public servants during work (because Turkey was a secular country, not an Islamic country, and the population wasn't Islamist, a solid 40% don't wear headscarves at all), they were banned from public institutions only after 1980, which isn't anywhere close to a century ago, and by the military, not Erdogan's political opponents. I suppose we'll disagree on what amounts to being oppressed. Non-extremists Muslims in Turkey weren't suppressed, and they won't be if Erdogan goes peacefully. The liberals and leftist parties had just as much to fear from the military.