Turkey: Family Law

This article examines acquisition of Turkish citizenship by marriage under Article 16 of Turkish Citizenship Law No. 5901. It distinguishes the three-year marriage condition from residence in Turkey, explains the family-unity investigation and separate and joint interviews, and considers documentary requirements, security and public-order review, death or divorce during the application, judicial review and the effect of later divorce.

The Constitutional Court’s review concerned neither the institution of spousal maintenance itself nor these circumstances governing its termination or modification, but rather the phrase “indefinitely” in Article 175/1 of the TCC.

TMK’nın 175. maddesinin 1. fıkrası uyarınca boşanma nedeniyle yoksulluğa düşecek taraf, kusuru daha ağır olmamak koşuluyla, kusurunun diğer taraftan daha ağır olmaması şartıyla geçimi için diğer taraftan mali gücü oranında süresiz olarak nafaka talep edebilmektedir. Nafaka yükümlüsünün kusurlu olması ise aranmamaktadır.

The globalization of private wealth has fundamentally altered how international couples manage their personal and commercial portfolios prior to marriage. When foreign nationals, high-net-worth individuals, or corporate executives enter into a multinational marriage, they are effectively merging complex, cross-border asset structures that become immediately exposed to severe liquidation risks without a pre-emptive contractual strategy.

Turkish law has long required married women to take their husband's surname, but recent Constitutional Court rulings and individual applications have significantly transformed this practice.

Cross-border divorce proceedings often stall not due to substantive disputes over assets or custody, but because of complex international notification requirements when serving legal documents...

A marriage contract is a legal document made between couples who wish to establish a marriage or those already married, which includes property arrangements.

Family law is an important branch of law that deals with legal issues concerning family matters, which are the fundamental building blocks of society. Two of the most frequently encountered and controversial issues...

Divorce proceedings are a difficult period both emotionally and legally. In this process, it is crucial for the parties to know their rights and act accordingly, as this will contribute to the quicker...