UN Türkiye sounds alarm on potential rise in child marriages in quake-hit region

Flavius Niculescu

ANKARA The United Nations Türkiye has raised concerns over the increasing risks of child marriages and gender-based violence incidents in areas affected by the devastating earthquakes on Feb. 6, 2023. During a recent presentation to the Turkish Parliament’s commission on violence against women, U.N. officials highlighted the alarming trends observed in the aftermath of the disaster, which devastated around 11 cities across southeastern Türkiye and resulted in more than 53,000 lives lost. Emine