content tagged with child marriage

Verdict reached in the case of child abuse in Hiranur Foundation

Verdict reached in the case of child abuse in Hiranur Foundation

Kadir İ., who subjected H.K.G. to abuse from a young age was sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment.

23 October 2023

Court starts hearing 'child marriage in religious community' case

Court starts hearing 'child marriage in religious community' case

Many women's organizations met and read out a statement in front of the courthouse before the hearing started, while members of the religious sect also gathered at the same place.

30 January 2023

Two suspects detained in the 'marriage at the age of six' case

Two suspects detained in the 'marriage at the age of six' case

There was strong criticism that the suspects who are to face trial were not being arrested and that the Ministry of Family did not start any legal proceedings despite being informed about the case two years before.

15 December 2022

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Ministry will intervene in child marriage case sparking strong reaction

Allegations of daughter of founder of a foundation linked to a religious sect at court after her divorce that she was married at child age and sexually abused since the age of six sparked strong reaction in Türkiye.

8 December 2022

Eighteen percent of men in Turkey think there shouldn't be a punishment for child marriage

UN WOMEN STUDY

Eighteen percent of men in Turkey think there shouldn't be a punishment for child marriage

Ten percent of the respondents said girls are ready for marriage after reaching puberty.

Pandemic might increase child marriages, warns UNICEF

Pandemic might increase child marriages, warns UNICEF

Noting that 25 million child marriages have been averted in the world in the last decade, UNICEF has warned that 10 million additional girls are at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19.

'Child abusers can't be pardoned'

STATEMENT BY 297 WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS

'Child abusers can't be pardoned'

Women's organizations will protest the government's reported plans for pardoning child abusers if they marry the child they abused.

9 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘One in five women currently 20-49 years old married under 18 in Turkey’

UNFPA REPORT

‘One in five women currently 20-49 years old married under 18 in Turkey’

UNFPA has released its “State of World Population Report.” Listing three harmful practices, such as child marriage, gender-biased sex selection and genital mutilation, the UNFPA Turkey has noted that child marriage is the most common in Turkey.

The Voice of My Grandmother

PENNED BY EVRİM KEPENEK

The Voice of My Grandmother

According to the figures shared by Turkish Statistical Institute, 11,803 children gave birth in Turkey in 2018. Taken together with the 18-year-olds, the total number in the last 18 years nears 2 million. The Institute has not yet shared last year’s figures.

25 May 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Bar Associations: Sexual Abuse of Children Cannot be Justified by Laws

Bar Associations: Sexual Abuse of Children Cannot be Justified by Laws

Pro-government circles have recently been discussing a "marriage pardon" that would lead around 10 thousand convicts of child abuse to be released.

17 December 2019

TurkStat: Child Labor Increased in 2018

TurkStat: Child Labor Increased in 2018

The rates of schooling and labor participation increased, child population and early marriage of girls decreased last year, the TurkStat has announced.

'Why Child Marriage Not Prevented Despite Attempts?'

PEOPLES' DEMOCRATIC PARTY MP SELÇUK MIZRAKLI

'Why Child Marriage Not Prevented Despite Attempts?'

After being informed of a child marriage, the Diyarbakır Bar filed a complaint at the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office but the attempts failed. HDP MP Mızraklı has brought the incident into the parliamentary agenda.

1 February 2019

Diyarbakır Bar: A Girl Child Got Married Overtly Despite All Attempts

Diyarbakır Bar: A Girl Child Got Married Overtly Despite All Attempts

A notice was delivered to the Diyarbakır Bar Association Center for Children's Rights regarding the marriage of a 15-year-old child. Although the Bar has applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the marriage could not be prevented.

28 January 2019

Climate Change - Male Violence - It's Not A Coincidence

52 MEN 52 WEEKS/ 46 ÖMER MADRA

Climate Change - Male Violence - It's Not A Coincidence

Greta – Chomsky – Atwood... Climate Change – Everything Change – Fate Change... Turkey’s Child Brides and Pregnant Child Refugees... Let’s Look At It From The Other Side: We Can Still Change Fate...

22 November 2018 Ömer Madra

Directorate of Religious Affairs Removes Religious Concepts Dictionary from Website Over Criticism

Directorate of Religious Affairs Removes Religious Concepts Dictionary from Website Over Criticism

Directorate of Religious Affairs has removed the Religious Concepts Dictionary from its official website over criticism regarding the definitions of terms adolescence and spousal.

Act Allowing Child Marriage Referred to Constitutional Court

Act Allowing Child Marriage Referred to Constitutional Court

Agenda Child Association has declared that the Family Court has referred the relevant Article No. 124 to the Constitutional Court in the suit brought to annul the article in Turkish Civil Code allowing child marriage.

CHP: Marrying off Children is Sexual Abuse not Tradition

CHP: Marrying off Children is Sexual Abuse not Tradition

Republican People’s Party Children Rights and Violations Research and Monitoring Commission members have reacted through a press statement in the parliament against the March 8 video of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies where it has been implicated that child marriage is a tradition.

Ministry Allows Schoolgirls' Engagement, Specialists Concerned

Ministry Allows Schoolgirls' Engagement, Specialists Concerned

A change in regulations both makes it possible for engaged girls to continue their education and for school girls to be engaged. The question is whether this is what Turkey needs...

30 April 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

"The Government Could Prevent Child Marriage"

Lawyer Asma claims that the judiciary does not protect exploited children, but their families: "The family who forced their child to marry should have been tried under Article 233; the punishment was insufficient."

10 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Turkey Must Rethink Child Abuse Law

Following the recent controversy in France, where a Turkish child was raped by a child abuser released from prison, lawyer Akco evaluates Turkish legal provisions and finds them unsatisfactory.

23 August 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü