Özet:

Co-wife marriages can be defined as the informal marriage of a married man to another woman besides his first wife. Such marriages can still exist in the world and in some parts of Turkey despite declining numbers. Economy, migration, lack of education, gender and traditional values lie at the root of them. In this study, co-wife marriages, which is a social notion and a problem in Turkey, were analyzed through Hatay province, Samandağ district. Qualitative method and in-depth interview technique were used in this study. Among 32 women interviewed in the study, 16 of them are first wives and 16 of them are co-viwes.

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