Social Legitimacy of Early Marriage; A Qualitative Study

“Social Legitimacy of Early Marriage: A Qualitative Study” project has been carried out to understand the reasons behind absence of opposition to and social acceptance of early marriage, also known as the “Child Brides” issue which is not only the problem of a single region but of the whole country, although it is not supported at an individual level. For this purpose, thorough interviews were made with 30 women who have married at early age in Diyarbakır, Siirt and Şanlıurfa and interviews were also made with people who supported / objected to marriages of those women.

You can see the short film “GELİN YAPMAYALIM” which we prepared to raise awareness to the issue within the scope of this project from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfd6Ojy5-qI