Recent Developments in Turkish Family Law

This book gives an overview of recent developments in Turkish

family law for legal practitioners in Europe. Both the private

international law and the substantive law aspects of Turkish

family law is explained, with a special focus on the recognition

and enforcement of foreign divorce decisions (Prof. dr. Zeynep

Derya Tarman), the role of fault in divorce proceedings (Dr. Özgün

Çelebi), the dissolution of the matrimonial regime of participation

in the acquisition (Dr. Hanswerner Odendahl), the surname of

women and children (Dr. Yasin Alperen Karaşahin) and joint custody

after divorce (Dr. Işık Önay). It contains up-to-date information

based on recent amendments in legislation and recent case

law of the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) and the Constitutional

Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi). This book contributes to a better

understanding and application of Turkish family law in European

legal practice.

Edited by Prof. dr. Fatih Ibili (Judge at the Court of Appeal,

The Hague – Professor of Family Law, University of Groningen/

The Netherlands) and Prof. dr. Zeynep Derya Tarman (Professor

of Private international law, Koç University, Istanbul/Turkey).