CHILD BRIDES PHENOMENON WITH LEGAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS AND CHILDS BRIDES OF TURKISH CINEMA AFTER 2010

Abstract

The conceptual framework of this study consists of “child brides” issue at national and international legislation. In modern societies, marriages under the age of 18 are defined “child marriages” and these children, who are forced to marry under the age of 18 are called “child brides”. According to national and international legal regulations, it is accepted as a fundamental violation of human rights and violence against girls. Despite all the regulations, child marriages which are not juristically but sociologically can be seen all over the world. In Turkey, child brides are still a social problem. But it is observed that there was a social awareness especially in 2010 and after. In the study, it is researched the role of cinema which is a medium of mass communication in this social awareness. Four films called Lal Gece, Halam Geldi, Yarım and Tereddüt which are shown at cinema after 2010 are analyzed through their plot, subject and representation level by qualitative content analysis method and it is investigated whether the cinema contributes to the solution of the problem.

Keywords

• Early marriage
• Child brides
• National regulations
• International regulations
• Cinema