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According to Turkish Marriage Legislation and regulations, a Turkish
national and a foreigner or two foreigners with different
nationalities can get married in Turkey, only before the competent
Turkish authorities.
Two foreigners from the same nationality can marry either in the
offices of their own Country's Embassy or Consulate or before the
Turkish Marriage Offices.
All the marriages to be conducted by the Turkish authorities should
be regulated according to the merits and procedural provisions of
the Turkish Civil Code and its related regulations.
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Whether they are Turkish or foreigners, Turkish relevant authorities
do not conduct these marriages, unless the petitioners can provide
their marriage licenses issued by the proper Civil Status Register
of his or her own Country, that they hold the nationality of,
respectively.
In the light of this information it is obvious that the married
couples cannot again be married in Turkey under the Turkish law.
Necessary documents for
marriage:
1- Petition of
the marriage. To start an action the groom and bride must file a
petition of the marriage. "Evlenme Beyannamesi"
2- Passport,
Identification card, birth certificate,
3- Health
certificate.
4- 4 pictures
belong to bride and groom.
5- Certificate
of Capacity to Marry. (Single, divorce, widow or widowed.)
Conditions for a Valid Marriage
1- Capacity to
marry: Only those persons who have sufficient mental capacity to
make fair judgments are allowed to marry. Mental illness is,
therefore, a bar to marriage. In addition, a person must have
reached the minimum age of 18 to marry.
2- Absence of
consanguinity: Marriage between close relatives is prohibited.
3- Already
existing marriage: Monogamy is one of the essential principles of
Turkish family law. A second marriage can not be entered into unless
the first is terminated.
4- Waiting
period: Married women whose marriage has been dissolved cannot marry
before the expiration of three hundred days from the date of
dissolution. The divorce decree may also state a waiting period
within which the guilty spouse may not remarry.
5- Sickness:
Certain sicknesses, such as epilepsy, hysteria etc., constitute a
bar to marriage.
Only civil marriages performed by authorized marriage officers are
allowed in Turkey.
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