Categories
Turkey allows Muslim clerics to conduct civil marriages despite protests
Activists and opposition politicians have raised concerns over a marriage law that will now allow Muslim clerics to conduct civil marriages, amidst the fear that the law will lead to an increase in the number of child brides. The move has been described as a blow to women’s rights and secularism. Previously, only state officers in branches of the family affairs directorate were allowed to conduct marriages.
Source: http://bit.ly/2AHputJ