Family Law: Articles

Requirements for interim, poverty, child and support maintenance; calculation, time limits, increases and enforcement routes. With a recent Constitutional Court decision and Court of Cassation examples.

The requirements for increasing maintenance, the effect of inflation and of the child’s education expenses, the court process and important court decisions from 2026.

A university student's right to maintenance, who may bring the claim, the effect of scholarships and work income, the age-25 question, education costs and Court of Cassation rulings.

An adult child who works in the family business or gives income to the family may have a claim. TMK arts. 370–371, proof, a demand before division, litigation and a worked example.

A parent who holds sole custody may, as a rule, make decisions on the child's care, education and place of residence.

Whether the other parent's consent is needed to take a child abroad depends on the custody arrangement, the purpose of the trip, existing court orders and the rules of the destination country.

How a foreign divorce judgment is entered in the population records in Türkiye, in which cases an application is made to the family court, the documents and the effect on financial rights.

Marriage applications of foreigners in Türkiye, the certificate of legal capacity to marry, apostille, international documents and consular certification for countries outside the apostille system.

A guide to family residence permit application conditions, sponsor and child documents, extension, notification, an action against a rejection decision and the differences from citizenship.