The Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate issued a ruling permitting marriage between adopted children and their adoptive parents. The ruling created a new flashpoint between the state and Turkish citizens in the wake of a series of earthquakes that left one-seventh of the country under rubble. The opposition’s main point of attack now centers on many Turks’ complaints that institutions such as the military and the Turkish Red Crescent, which provided crucial aid in past disasters, were rendered ineffective by cronyism or simple inefficiency during Erdogan’s 20-year reign. Many celebrities joined in the criticism, like singer Murat Boz. The cautious wording did not calm critics. Women’s groups continued demonstrating against the statement and the Women and Children First Association, an Istanbul-based civil society group, said that it had filed a complaint Monday against both Diyanet and Erbas for incitement to violation of the law and abuse of office. Diyanet also filed a complaint against Altayli Monday for insulting the people who worked for
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