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Marriage in Turkey: Additional Requirements

Capacity to marry:

— The minimum age for marriage is 18 years.

— Only those persons who have sufficient mental capacity to make fair judgments are allowed to marry. Mental illness is a bar to marriage.

Absence of consanguinity:

— Marriage between close relatives is prohibited.

Already existing marriage:

— Any previous marriage must have been dissolved before you can marry in Turkey. Polygamy and polyandry are illegal.

Waiting period:

— A divorced woman must wait 300 days following the date of her divorce to marry again. A Turkish divorce decree may also require a waiting period for a divorced man.

Sickness:

— Certain illnesses, such as epilepsy, constitute a bar to marriage.


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