Archive for Civil Law

The prolonged disappearance of a person creates a state of legal uncertainty that can paralyze the rights and obligations of everyone connected to that individual. Heirs cannot claim inheritance, a spouse cannot remarry, and property cannot be transferred or managed...

Turkish law treats a person’s name as one of the most fundamental attributes of individual identity. The full name, comprising both the given name and the surname, is recorded in the civil registry at birth and follows the individual throughout...

The civil registry system in Turkey serves as the official state record of every individual’s personal status. Information recorded in the civil registry — including a person’s name, surname, date of birth, place of birth, gender, parentage, marital status, and...

The surname of a child is one of the foundational elements of personal identity and civil status under Turkish law. It functions not only as a means of individual identification but also as a legal marker of family affiliation and...

A person’s name is one of the most fundamental attributes of legal identity in Turkish law. It appears on the civil registry, determines how an individual is identified in official documents and legal transactions, and serves as the primary marker...