Turkish Civil Code made substantial regime change on status of the spouses regarding gaining properties, both during the marriage and consequent to the divorce. Former Civil Code accepted separation of assets as a legal regime, however the new Code has accepted the regime of participation in acquired property. This situation is harmonized with Swiss Law [...]
Turkish law is applied for all marriage procedures of asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons to be conducted in Turkey. Under Turkish law, a Turkish national and an asylum-seeker, refugee or stateless person, or two asylum-seekers or refugees of different nationalities, can be married by the Turkish authorities. All marriages carried out by the Turkish authorities [...]
Marriage Procedures in Turkey DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE OF FOREIGNERS 1. CERTIFICATE OF CELIBACY A) To be issued by the Consulate of the country of the foreigner located in Istanbul. The certificate of celibacy will be certified by the Governor of Istanbul (Istanbul Valiligi) located in Cagaloglu, or B) If the [...]
