ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on April 19 that Türkiye’s population is at risk of decline, emphasizing the importance of cultural values in addressing the issue. “We are in a period where the families, starting a family and having children are being undermined like never before,” Erdoğan said at a women’s association event in Istanbul. The family institution is under threat and danger in Türkiye, as it is all over the world, according to Erdoğan. "Even the most optimistic