I think I need a shower after reading this...

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Row Erupts Over Turkeys ‘Legalisation’ Of Sex With Children As Young As Twelve
14 Aug 2016

A row has erupted between the Turkish and Austrian governments following a decision by the Turkish Constitutional court to effectively lower the age of consent in Turkey to 12.

The decision, made last month, was reported in Austrian newspapers whose headlines were used in news tickers at Vienna’s international airport. This caused Turkey to summon Austria’s charge d’affairs on Saturday. The headline has now been removed from the ticker.

Earlier this summer, the Turkish Hurriyet paper reported:

The Constitutional Court has ruled to annul a provision that punishes all sexual acts against children under the age of 15 as “sexual abuse,” stirring outrage from academics and women’s rights activists who warn that the decision will lead to cases of child abuse going unpunished.

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This has been interpreted as the court urging leniency for sex with “consenting” young teens, though regime supporters in the country have said it simply means stricter penalties for abusers of younger children.

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More here: Source - Breitbart.com

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Also... same subject, different slant on the story...
Turkey Legalizes Sex With 12-Year Old Girls “In Case They Need To Be Tested For Marriage”

August 15th 2016



A row has erupted between the Turkish and Austrian governments following a decision by the Turkish Constitutional court to effectively lower the age of consent in Turkey to 12. The decision, made last month, was reported in Austrian newspapers whose headlines were used in news tickers at Vienna’s international airport. This caused Turkey to summon Austria’s charge d’affairs on Saturday. The headline has now been removed from the ticker. Local activists in Turkey have not welcomed the decision. “First of all, every individual under the age of 18 is a ‘child’ according to international conventions. Seeking a child’s consent in cases of sexual abuse is out of the question,” said Prof. Bahar Gokler, the chair of the Association to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect.



Meanwhile, it seems that the Turkish government doesn’t sweat at all when it comes to the aftermath of what is widely considered a calamitous decision. A high-ranking Turkish diplomat, who requested anonymity, told the Turkish Hurriyet paper that one of the main reasons for making such a controversial decision was the “over-liberalization” of the modern Turkish society, which many are blaming on “accepting harmful Western standards” and “steering away from traditional Islam.” According to the diplomat, the decision was “meant to demonstrate to the public and the world that the Turkish government still upholds traditional Islamic cultural and religious values.”



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More here: Source - the rightists.com

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This is simply disgusting.

And people wonder why I think religion shouldn't have anything to do with government.

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What do you expect? Consider the source.

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"In July, Turkey's top constitutional court annulled a provision which treated all acts, involving children under 15 years old as “sexual abuse.”



It was done after a petition by a lower court, which expressed concern that there was no distinction between cases of sexual acts involving young teenagers or toddlers, in the criminal code.



The Turkish Parliament now has six months to vote the constitutional court ruling into law.



The legal age of consent in Turkey remains 18, but human rights activists expressed concerns that the amendment would let child abusers off the leash.



In his interview, Foreign Minister Cavusoglu assured that Turkish authorities are eager to tackle child abuse, adding that the country’s justice ministry was working on a new legislation.
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