Human behavior

A draft law granting muftis and civil servants of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) the right to register and perform marriages is not a violation of secularism, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said, denying claims that marriages will be held at mosques. 

I have an objection to the new draft law.

I have an objection to authorizing the muftis to conduct marriages.

With each new move, lives of women and girls are becoming more difficult.

Women are being repelled, women are being completely ignored.

She has gone towards being viewed as a decorative item.

The civil law was accepted in 1926 in this country.

A report by the National Bank of Greece issued on Tuesday proposes a plan that could earn Greece an extra 5 billion euros in tourism revenues every year by increasing investment, extending the season and providing the right promotion for the country as a destination.

Sexual and physical violence against people with disabilities have been on the rise since 2013 in Turkey, according to a report by the Social Rights and Research Association (TOHAD). 

TOHAD based its findings in its report from 2012 to 2016 on a total of around 285,000 news articles and court decisions from around the country. 

A controversial draft law allowing "muftis," religious civil servants, to register and conduct marriages will ease formal marriages and protect women in society, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has claimed.

Macedonia's Helsinki Committee registered 70 hate crimes last year, which was a rise of 60 per cent on the year before. However, the authorities raised criminal indictments in only 17 cases, the committee noted.

Greek police have filed a criminal case against a 39-year-old priest for sexual harassment towards a minor. Police arrested the priest on July 20 following an investigation which determined the man was texting material of explicit sexual content to a 14-year-old boy via viber, Facebook messenger on a daily basis.

Macedonian MPs are proposing amendments to the current strict anti-smoking law to allow smoking inside cafés and restaurants if they meet certain conditions and have enough space for a special smoking section, no larger than 30 per cent of the entire establishment.

The union representing employees in the tourism and food industries has called a 24-hour strike Thursday over what it says is a deterioration of its workers' rights amid record tourist arrivals boosting the industry.

The strike may cause disruptions to service at hotels and sites.

Hooliganism and violence have no place in a democracy. The violence that broke out in reaction to a court ruling has hurt the country's credibility at a critical time and cost to many people.