İstanbul BarosuBar Registration No. 74199
Articles
6 articles
How Turkish courts decide custody for international families: which country's law applies, the child's interests with no fixed age rule, joint custody, visitation and child support, moving abroad, and the Hague return procedure under Law No. 5717.
Continue readingHow a foreigner marries a Turkish citizen in Turkey: the municipal marriage office, the certificate of capacity to marry and health report, polygamy and religious ceremonies, prenuptial agreements, family residence and citizenship after three years.
Continue readingDivorced abroad but still married in the Turkish registry? The registry route under Article 27/A, court recognition (tanıma) under MÖHUK Article 58, the conditions, documents, timing and what to do about alimony and custody orders.
Continue readingCan foreigners get divorced in Turkey, and which law applies? Jurisdiction, MÖHUK Article 14, uncontested and contested divorce, the 2024 one-year rule, custody, alimony, property, documents and your residence permit.
Continue readingA spouse may transfer property to a third party so it falls outside liquidation. This article explains the burden-of-proof presumptions, how a fraudulent transfer is added back to the participation claim, and a 2026 procedural change.
Continue readingDividing a mortgaged home in divorce is not settled by the title deed alone. We explain how the participation claim is calculated, the pre-marriage/post-marriage distinction, and the relevant case law.
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