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Controversy in Turkey over child marriage

Turkey's department of religious affairs, has been criticized by opposition and non-governmental organizations for confirming that girls can be married from the age of nine.

A couple hug each other in front of the Suleymaniye Mosque during a sunset in Istanbul, Turkey
Source: EPA/SEDAT SUNA

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