SPECIAL GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE AND PROOF REQUIREMENTS The divorce system in Turkish family law is based on the principles of “fault” and “substitution.” The legislator has divided the grounds for divorce into two categories: general and special. The “Special Grounds for Divorce,” regulated in Articles 161 to 165 of the Turkish Civil Code, are absolute […]
REASONS FOR INVALIDITY, NULLITY, AND ABSOLUTE NULLITY OF MARRIAGE A marriage contract, from the moment it is established between the parties, produces very strong legal, financial, and social consequences. However, the establishment of a marriage does not mean that it will remain legally valid for life. If the legislator determines that a marriage has serious […]
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS AND AGE LIMITS FOR MARRIAGE CAPACITY Marriage is one of the most important legal transactions that initiates family law and provides legal protection for the common life established by individuals. However, for this transaction to be validly established, the legislator requires that the parties have reached a certain level of biological, mental, and […]
THE CONCEPT OF FOUNDATIONS, ESTABLISHMENT REGIME, AND THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING LEGAL PERSONALITY In Turkish law, while associations, one of the two fundamental pillars of civil society, are considered groups of individuals, foundations are independent collections of assets dedicated to a specific and permanent purpose. Foundations established by investors, families, or companies for the purpose […]
THE CONCEPT OF LEGAL PERSONALITY, ITS ESTABLISHMENT, AND THE BEGINNING OF LEGAL CAPACITY (Turkish Civil Code Articles 47-49) In Turkish private law, the concept of a person encompasses not only biological entities such as natural persons, but also groups of persons or assets organized as independent entities for the purpose of achieving a specific objective. […]
A residence permit is a document that foreigners, who intend to stay in Türkiye beyond the duration granted by a visa or visa exemption (generally 90 days), must obtain to maintain their legal status. A residence permit is not merely a right of accommodation; it serves as a fundamental “legal identity” required for a foreigner to exercise […]
Why this matters (and why timing matters even more) When a medical outcome goes wrong, families often hear the same sentence: “It’s a complication.” Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it isn’t. The difference between an unavoidable medical risk and medical malpractice is not decided by assumptions or emotions—it is decided by records, medical standards, expert analysis, […]