Social Planning Ministry
UN women's rights committee reviews status of women in Turkey
Turkey's performance in implementing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was reviewed by a United Nations committee on July 13, as a Turkish delegation provided official figures and answered the committee's questions on a wide range of women's issues in the country.
At least 232,313 child brides wed since 2010: Ministry
The number of girls who were wed before the age of 18 since 2010 is higher than 200,000, Turkey's Family and Social Planning Ministry has said in response to a parliamentary inquiry by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).