Every seventh woman in Turkey is on their wedding under the age of 18: This is the result of a study by the Parliament in Ankara. Many of the marriages are arranged, also there are tens of thousands of cases of polygamy - although polygamy is prohibited by law. Istanbul - Turkey, according to statisticians in the Turkish one in seven women married before their 18th Of age.This is clear from a scientific study shows for the Equality Commission of the Parliament in Ankara, told the newspaper Milliyet on Tuesday. The legal age for marriage is in Turkey for 16 years. Especially in rural areas but many girls are already married by their families. The total number of brides under 18 years is the study estimated at 5.5 million.
Tens of thousands of second wives in about every fifth of the total 35.6 million women in Turkey selected according to the report from the families of the husband; 2.1 million weddings, a bride price negotiated. About 1.7 million marriages are between close relatives, usually between cousins.
According to the survey, the number of marriages of this kind with increasing educational level as strong as the newspaper Sabah reported. The study suggests that there are second in the country about 187 000 women, although polygamy is prohibited by law. The main reason for a man to take a second wife, the unfulfilled wish was for a son.
Almost half a million Turks are the only Parmanentsbericht according to Islamic rites married to their husbands. These so-called Imam-marriages have no legal existence and especially in the poor east of the country are common. Many women in Imam marriages have no or little education. The AUTN of the study by the Hacettepe University in Ankara demanding in its report on the policy to act against abuses such as child marriages, forced marriages and polygamy.
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