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A 16 years old son of my friend got invitation to his classmate's wedding. "Well, how old is the bride?" I asked my friend. "She is 15. Not a big deal," my friend replied. This is already the second wedding for their class."

Eastern societies have always had a tradition of young marriages. But in Turkmenistan this tendency should not be considered a tradition - young marriages are contracted because of certain problems. One of the reason is drug addiction wide spread in the country since it obtained its independence. Unfortunately, this problem is not connected to the age, among those who use drugs are the representatives of all generations. Today, in Turkmenistan, there is a very limited number of young men who can become potential husbands for local girls. Among those, who are 23 or older, there are many of those who are either already married or drug users. To find healthy and single husbands, girls need to address to 15-17 years old teenagers.

Parents of the youth are also very much worried about the future of their kids and thus hurry to make him get married as soon as possible. The program of primary education in
Turkmenistan was shortened to 9 years. Those who apply to higher education institutions need to have at least two years of work experience. Which means that if you plan to become a doctor, you first have top work as a nurse at a hospital, or, in the case you want to become a school teacher, or an engineer, you should find a vacancy at school or a plant. The level of unemployment in Turkmenistan reaches 80%, and for a 15-16 years old kid it is quite unreal to get a job. Some of them get registered at a working place only formally, after paying significant bribes. It turns out that the majority of young guys have no occupation for two years that pass after graduation from high school before going to army. Those who planned to complete education after army, have to forget their plans, as the quotas for those applying to higher education institutions were significantly decreased.

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News author: Alina SHAPOVALOVA, Turkmenistan 2007-01-25 16:05:33
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