{UAH} The 'mufti marriage law' and child brides in Turkey
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Underage and forced marriages have been illegal in Turkey since 2001, when a change in the Civil Code brought the legal consenting age from 15 for women and 17 for men up to 18 for both men and women.
Statistics from Turkey's Ministry of Health, showing that 35 percent of babies in 2016 were born to women under 18 can be seen as further evidence of the high prevalence of early marriage. More than 2,400 babies born to girls under 17 died in the past 11 years in Turkey.
Unofficial religious unions account for many of the underage marriages taking place in Turkey, which until the passing of the "mufti marriage law" were illegal and lacked the protections that come with a civil union.
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