Thousands of members of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party march to the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. The proposal, which had provoked a public outcry, was scheduled to undergo a final vote in parliament on Tuesday. The age of consent in Turkey is 18, although courts permit civil marriages for people as young as 16. The measure would have required men who were married to minors in Islamic ceremonies to formalize their union with civil marriages. Opponents argued that the bill amounted to a pardon for statutory rape and would disrupt efforts to prevent child marriages and sexual assault on children.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2016 07:04 UTC