Groom-to-Be is beaten by a wedding photographer for marrying a 15-year-old girl

Meanwhile in Turkey, a man was beaten by a wedding photographer when he was found to marry a 15-year-old girl, The Star reported.

Onur Albayrak, a photographer in the province of Malatya, in eastern Turkey, was hired to photograph the wedding at the Turgut Ozal Nature Park in Malatya on July 5th.

He had noticed that the future bride did not look like an adult and began asking the groom about his age. When the groom replied that he was only 15 years old, Albayrak reacted with anger and began to fight with the groom

The two men started to fight and the groom's nose has even been broken.

Two days later, Albayrak acknowledged the act in a post on Facebook on July 7 and declared that he did not regret what he had done

"Yes, reports are correct, a married child means child abuse, and no force in the world can make me photograph a child as a bride."

"The fiance had come to my studio two weeks ago and was alone.I saw the bride for the first time at the wedding. This is a child and I felt she was afraid because she was The groom attacked me when leaving, "said Albayrak, noting that he is" happy to manifest his reaction "

The Marriage Issue Children are urgent in Turkey, with rights groups cautioning against the sheer number of child marriages. According to Turkish law, 18 years is the minimum age for getting married for both men and women, and only in exceptional situations, a judge's order is required to marry 17-year-olds. It is not legal to marry younger in any condition in Turkey.

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