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Çetin Karaduman, a tailor, and Head of the Tailors, Confectioners, Shoemakers and Clothing Craftsmen Chamber of Commerce in Van. Photo: UNFPA Türkiye/Kübra Özdemir.
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Sedat Yıldırım Çakar is a pastry chef in Van -- but he won't make wedding cakes for child marriages. Photo: UNFPA Türkiye/Kübra Özdemir.
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Ercan Demirci is a printer in Van -- but he won't print wedding invitations for a child marriage. Photo: UNFPA Türkiye/Kübra Özdemir.
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