According to TurkStat's marriage and divorce statistics for 2017, the number of married people was 569,459 in 2017.

While the number of married people was 594,493 in 2016, it decreased by 4.2 percent in 2017 to 569,459. The rate of crude marriage recognized as 7.9. In 2016, the number of divorced people was 126,164, while in 2017 it increased by 1.8 percent to 128 thousand 411. The crude divorce rate recognizes as 1.6 per thousand.

The highest rate of crude marriage was in Kilis with 9,6.

The rate of crude marriage was highest in 2017, with Kilis in 9.6. This province was followed by Adiyaman with 8.29 and Şanlıurfa with 8.2. The lowest rate of crude marriage was in Gümüşhane with 4,14. This province was followed by Kastamonu with 5.26 and Bayburt with 5.39.

The average age at first marriage was highest in Kars province

The average age at first marriage was 27.7 for men and 24.6 for women in 2017. The average age of first marriage between men and women was 3.1 years. The average age at first marriage was the highest in Kars with 4.7. This province was followed by Ağrı with 4.4, Mus with 4.3. The youngest age group with the lowest age difference was Zonguldak, Karabük, and Tunceli with 2.4 years of age. Kastamonu followed these figures with the age of 2.5.

Syrian brides took first place among foreign brides

The number of foreign brides was 20,972 in 2017 and constituted 3.7 percent of total brides. When foreign brides were examined according to their nationality, 19.4 percent of Syrian brides took first place. Azerbaijani brides with 13.3 percent and German brides with 12.4 percent were followed by Syrian brides.

In 2017, the number of foreign grooms was 3,782, which constituted 0.7 percent of total grooms. When foreign grooms were examined according to their nationality, German grooms ranked first with 36.5 percent. German grooms were followed by Syrian grooms with 8,5 percent and Austrian grooms with 8 percent.

The highest rate of crude divorce was in İzmir with 2.57

The rate of crude divorce was highest in 2017, and it was 2.57 in İzmir. This province was followed by Antalya and Muğla with 2.51. The lowest rate of divorce was found in Hakkari with 0.2. This province was followed by Bitlis with 0.21, and Sirnak with 0.22.

38.7 percent of the divorces occurred within the first five years of marriage

38.7 percent of the divorces in 2017 took place in the first 5 years of marriage. 20.7 percent of the divorce took place in 6-10 years of marriage. (ILKHA)