In Turkey, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

SANLIURFA, Turkey –“Even today, we saw a 17 year old who is pregnant and already has a child,” said midwife Neval, sitting in the Devtesti Centre, a women’s and girls’ safe space in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Some 475,000 Syrian refugees have sought safe haven in the desert city, about an hour ’s drive from the Syrian border. Many are mired in poverty and struggling to rebuild their lives. Some have resorted tomarrying off their underage daughters.
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