Turkey’s religious body issues fatwa against underage marriage

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October/28/2016

Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) has issued a fatwa against underage marriages, saying they “shattered the lives of children.”

The fatwa, included in a release responding to frequently asked questions from the public, said underage marriage could never be approved from a religious perspective.

It added that underage marriage put children “under biological, psychological and economic burdens they cannot deal with, as it also causes them to fall behind in their education and stops them from having a proper childhood.”

The fatwa noted that the practice is wrong both between underage couples and between one underage person and an adult.

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