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Marriage in Turkey: Additional
Requirements
Eligibility to marry:
— Those under the age of 19
years must obtain their parents'
permission to marry.
— 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. You or
your fiancé(e) may need to submit to
a medical examination and obtain a
report from the examining physician.
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