Abstract
Forced marriage, which is not entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses, is violation of internationally recognised human rights standards. In Turkey; there are many types of forced marriage. Protecting perceived cultural or religious ideals is the most significant factor leads to forced marriage. A forced marriage will be a marriage where all kinds of violence in the family will most likely be experienced. Some European countries made forced marriage into a criminal offence, but it is not defined as a criminal offence in Turkey. This study aims to point out the situation and the types of forced marriages in Turkey and to bring suggestions to struggle with forced marriages.
Highlights
A forced marriage is marriage in which one or both spouses do not give consent to the marriage and violence, threats, or any other form of coercion is involved to actualize the marriage
This study aims to point out the types and situation of forced marriages, in particular child marriages, in Turkey and to bring suggestions to struggle with forced marriages
Turkey has one of the highest rates of child marriage in Europe with an estimated 15% of the girls getting married before the age of 18 (UNICEF Database; UNICEF 2018) (Table-2)
Summary
A forced marriage is marriage in which one or both spouses do not give consent to the marriage and violence, threats, or any other form of coercion is involved to actualize the marriage. Coercion may include physical force, the threat of physical force, psychological force, and economical pressure. Parties can refuse to marry if they choose to, but in forced marriage there is no chance to refuse. That is the difference between the forced marriage and the arranged marriage. Forced marriage may occur when family members or others use physical or emotional abuse, threats, or deception to force someone to marry without his/her consent. Forced marriages is violation of internationally recognised human rights standards. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses
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