Evaluation of the UN report: "Early marriage is the cause of trauma"
Stating that the mental health of a child married at an early age is impaired, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Ayten Erdoğan says, “It is necessary not to allow marriages before the age of 18, even with the consent of the family. There should be serious criminal sanctions, especially imprisonment. Traumas, identity and personality disorders occur in children who cannot bear the responsibility of early marriage and being a mother or father. Parents should allow their children to flirt with their peers. Otherwise, eloping and marriages occur at young ages.”
