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Turkish national basketball player weds in Aegean tourism hub

Famous Turkish basketball player Cedi Osman, who plays for NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, has tied the knot with actress Ebru Şahin at a wedding ceremony in the western province of İzmir's coastal district Çeşme.

Some 250 celebrities and family members gathered at the ceremony on July 9.

"We are very excited," said the 27-year-old captain of the Turkish national basketball team.

Some 40 girls saved from becoming child brides with help of neighborhood head

A local head in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has saved 40 girls from becoming child brides after she installed a "wish box" in her town in which girls put their wishes - most of which said they did not want to get married off at such a young age.

What's in a name?

Duygu Asena, Turkey's pioneering feminist writer known for her best-seller "The Woman Has No Name," would have cringed had she seen a recent wedding invitation from the eastern province of Van. The formal invitation, with bold golden letters against a black backdrop, contained no female names - not that of the bride, nor the parents.

17 injured at wedding over sharing of gifts between families in Turkey's Zonguldak

An argument between the families of a newlywed couple over which family would keep the gold coins and jewelry pinned on the bride's gown led to the injury of 17 people in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak on Aug. 20.

The incident broke out in the Gökçebey district at around 10 p.m. during the wedding of Merve Ç. and Murat A. which took place at a tea garden.

Investigation opened over photos of kindergarten children wearing bridal clothes, veils in mosque in Turkey's Uşak

The provincial Directorate of Family and Social Policies has opened an investigation after photos emerged of kindergarten children wearing bridal clothes and veils in the Aegean province of Uşak, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

Photos of children aged between 4 and 5 wearing bridal clothes and veils stirred outrage among Turkish social media users after emerging on May 17.

The worst groom of the world!

Married life is definitely not a piece of cake for this pair from the Middle East, judging by what happened at their wedding reception. The couple has been joined as man and wife for just quarter of an hour when they fell out as they cut their wedding cake. The man feeds the woman some cake with a spoon as music plays in the background.

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