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17 February 2021
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They got married at early ages and fight against child marriage now
In Turkey, one in five women who are currently 20-49 years old, married under the age of 18. One-third of girls who got married before the age of 18 also became a mother at child…
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16 February 2021
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UNFPA Turkey continues to work for ending child marriage
Around the world, about one in five children is married. 9 out of every 10 children who got married at childhood age are girls. Child marriage is one of the most harmful practices…
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11 February 2021
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Not Your Happily Ever After
Guardian angels may be the stuff of fairytales, but girls in the real world need someone on their side, too. Through a UNFPA-run safe space, Hele, an Iraqi teen migrant living in…
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11 February 2021
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An Adolescent Girl Building Robots and Resilience in the Face of War
Every year, millions of women and girls across the world are kept away from science and technology. This is due to long-standing biases and gender stereotypes, in addition to a…
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05 February 2021
Press Release
Determination of Young People’s Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic Research is out
ANKARA – The “Determination of Young People’s Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic” research which was conducted by Youth Approaches to Health…
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21 January 2021
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“Hearing the world around me is priceless”
ADANA, Turkey - “Hearing the world around me is priceless” says Sene. For two years, she struggled with a severe infection of the ear that prevented her from hearing…
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11 January 2021
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November Dialogues 2020: Adolescence in times of Pandemic
The Report “November Dialogues 2020: Adolescence in Times of Pandemic” is out! The report is the compilation of the presentations and outputs of the “November…
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11 November 2020
Press Release
Nairobi Summit Anniversary
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit.
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10 November 2020
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A Multi-Sector Approach to Health Risks and Consequences of Child, Early, and Forced Marriage
UNFPA Turkey has been one of the implementing organizations of the ‘The United Nations Joint Program for the Prevention of Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Turkey’ implemented…
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