Turkey's New Marriage Law Stokes Fears of More Underage Unions

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Turkey's New Marriage Law Stokes Fears of More Underage Unions

(1/2)Turkish women with red points painted on their hands gather outside the Turkish parliament to protest a draft law granting muftis the right to register marriage contracts, in Ankara, Oct. 12, 2017.

Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL, TURKEY —

The Turkish Parliament passed legislation Wednesday allowing imams to perform marriages. Women's rights groups, who have strongly condemned the reform, warn it would exacerbate the problem of underage marriages.

The new law comes amid wider concerns over the erosion of women’s rights under emergency rule.

"We won't be silenced," chanted women protesting the new legislation in the heart of Istanbul.

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