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Some 450,000 liras spent on average for marriage ceremony in Turkey Majority of Turks don't want to host guests during Eid due to economy Asylum applications from Turkey to EU increased by 45 pct last year Peace process, education in mother tongue steadfast demands for Kurds Turkey regresses in World Happiness Report eight rows, ranks 112th CHP submits bill for recognition of cemevis as places of worship Prosecutor says only parliament can quit Istanbul Convention Alevi groups call for abolishment of compulsory religion classes Asylum applications from Turkey to EU increased by 500 pct since 2015 Overwhelming majority of Turks want parliament to adopt decisions Syrians in Gaziantep face major obstacles navigating the labor market Plan B for white collar workers in Turkey Istanbul Armenians fear for their safety amid Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict '1 million children in Turkey in the hands of Islamic sects' Drug use on the rise in southeastern Turkey Police fine 13 Istanbulites for rowdy military service send-off celebrations Turkish youth forum's interactive map reveals COVID-19 violated right to education, work Turkey emerges as leading OECD country in youth unemployment, barrier to education Turkey's Atheism Association sues daily Akit over article denigrating atheists 'Children's Village” to be established on Turkish island of Gökçeada Turkey's refugees face homelessness and hunger while unable to pay rent during pandemic Istanbul youth population larger than total population of most provinces in Turkey Not 'haram' for a divorced woman to marry off her daughter to her new husband's father: Diyanet's encyclopedia Majority of the youth in Diyarbakır want to leave Turkey Economic crisis forces tribal leaders in SE Turkey to remove obligatory wedding dowry Chinese citizens living in Turkey face discrimination due to coronavirus Study shows improvement in income level resulting in reduction of Kurdish usage Turkey's top religious body head cites sections of Quran for why cigarettes are 'haram' Turkey population tops 83 million, with Istanbul 27 times more dense than average Holocaust commemorated in Turkey in sorrow