Criminal Trial Exposes Child Marriage Practices In Turkey

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Recently, a Turkish woman’s parents and ex-husband were put on trial for child and sexual abuse charges. The 24-year-old woman, identified as H.K.G., filed a complaint against her husband and parents in 2020 for forcing her to marry in a religious union when she was only 6 years old. If found guilty, her husband, Kadir, will face 30 years of imprisonment and her father, Yusuf Ziya Gumusel, and mother, Fatma Gumusel, would face a minimum of 18 years in prison. Yusuf Ziya Gumusel served as head of the Hiranur Foundation, a religious group with ties to the larger İsmailağa Sufi order in Turkey, which has ties to the current president, Recep Erdogan. Kadir was also a prominent member of the group. The courts decided to conduct the hearings in secret on January 30th and prohibited any form of broadcast. Women and children’s rights groups held rallies outside the court, demanding to stop abuses against minors by members of religious sects. On the other hand, the Hiranur Foundation staged a counter-demonstration, claiming that the defendants and the foundation were victims of a defamation campaign against them.

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Criminal Trial Exposes Child Marriage Practices in Turkey

Location: Turkey