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Wedding Photographer Fights Groom Over 15-Year-Old Girl Bride

A story from Strait Times is reporting that wedding photographer,  Onur Albayrak , has been declared a hero on social media after admitting that he beat up a man who…

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A story from Strait Times is reporting that wedding photographer,  Onur Albayrak , has been declared a hero on social media after admitting that he beat up a man who was getting married to a 15-year-old girl. He was hired as the photographer but noticed the young bride looked underage and when his suspicions were confirmed he laid the smack down on the groom.

Onur Albayrak - a photographer in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya, confirmed his actions on his Facebook page, saying that he does not regret his actions whatsoever. He wrote, “Yes, the reports are correct. A child bride means child abuse, and no force in the world can make me photograph a child as a bride.”

Turkish law prohibits child marriages and the minimum age for men and women is 18 (with the exception of special circumstances if the marrying partner is 17).