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 authorities. All the marriages to be conducted by the Turkish authorities should be regulated according to te merits and procedural provisions of the Turkish Civil Code and its related regulations.
Whether they are Turkish or foreigners, Turkish relevant authorities do not conduct these marriages, unless the petitioners can provide their marriage licences issued by the proper Civil Status Registry 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.
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.
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.
All marriages in Turkey must be performed under the authority of the Turkish Civil Code to be legally recognized. Religious ceremonies are not legally recognized.
A medical examination is required in order to marry. The examination may be performed in designated medical clinics determined by the Turkish Bureau of Marriages. Each marriage bureau will use different clinics for these tests. You will need to contact the marriage bureau of your choice for the addresses of these clinics. A report of medical examination includes applicant's blood type and results of blood tests for HIV, Hepatitis B & C, and Syphilis and indicates that the applicant has no contagious diseases.
Getting Divorced in Turkey
A divorce decree obtained from local courts does not automatically annul a marriage that was registered or has taken place in Turkey. Any Turkish citizen involved in such a legal separation should file a suit in Turkey to have the foreign country's decree recognized by Turkish courts.
To file for a divorce, you need to hire an attorney in Turkey. Turkish and non-Turkish citizens may apply to the Turkish consulates in their jurisdiction to get a power of attorney in Turkish.
From the non-Turkish citizen, we require
-I.D. (Passport, Military ID, Driver's License)
-2 passport size pictures
-Information of the Attorney in Turkey (Name, tax no, etc.)
-Fee in cash or money order (around 40$)
Same documents are required except for the ID (we ask for the Nüfus Cüzdanı) from the Turkish citizen.
A brief explanation and translation of the power of attorney will be given at the consulate.
Or,
You can
-write a power of attorney in English,
-have it notarized from the Notary Public
-get an Apostille from the County Clerk on your document
-have your power of attorney translated to Turkish
-send it to Turkey
The information for the Turkish citizen to get a power of attorney is the same except for the ID part. We requrire the Turkish citizen to present his/her Nüfus Cüzdanı.
PLEASE NOTE that no translation, certification, or legalization of any type of court documents is offered at the consulate. The documents that have Apostilles on them will be valid in Turkey according to the Hague Convention of Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents Treaty.
Registering your Divorce in Turkey
If you have a Turkish Marriage Certificate Booklet (evlilik cüzdanı) this means that your marriage is registered in Turkey. Therefore, if you get a divorce in the country you live, you also need to register it in the Turkish courtsl. To do that, you need to hire an attorney in Turkey.
Turkish and non-Turkish citizens may apply to the Turkish consulates in their jurisdiction to get a power of attorney in Turkish.
From the non-Turkish citizen, we require
-I.D. (Passport, Military ID, Driver's License)
-2 passport size pictures
-Information of the Attorney in Turkey (Name, tax no, etc.)
-Fee in cash or money order (around 40$)
Same documents are required except for the ID (we ask for the Nüfus Cüzdanı) from the Turkish citizen.
A brief explanation and translation of the power of attorney will be given at the consulate.
Or,
You can
-write a power of attorney in English,
-have it notarized from the Notary Public
-get an Apostille from the County Clerk on your document
-have your power of attorney translated to Turkish
-send it to Turkey
The information for the Turkish citizen to get a power of attorney is the same except for the ID part. We requrire the Turkish citizen to present his/her Nüfus Cüzdanı.
PLEASE NOTE that no translation, certification, or legalization of any type of court documents is offered at the consulate. The documents that have Apostilles on them will be valid in Turkey according to the Hague Convention of Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents Treaty.