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After the act authorizing muftis to perform marriage entered into effect, the first marriage performed by a mufti took place in a mass marriage ceremony organized by Bismil municipality.

Law Draft on Amendment in Population Services that was protested by women for weeks has been approved at the General Assembly of the Parliament.

Chanting “This marriage cannot be performed”, women have protested in Kadıköy, İstanbul against the misogynist law amendment draft allowing religious leaders to perform a legally valid marriage. The amendment law draft is expected to be discussed in the Parliament.

Six articles of the draft law on the amendments to the Law on Population Registration including the articles that allow religious leaders to perform a legally valid religious marriage and a verbal statement be a legally valid form of declaration for a birth registration, have been passed by the Sub-Commission.

Activists and MPs made a statement in front of the Parliament and addressed the current laws such as the recently passed act allowing religious leaders to perform legally valid religious marriage and other similar omnibus bills concerning women but include unfavorable regulations for women.