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ARTICLE · 27 DECEMBER 2023

How To End A Marriage?

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Marriages commence amidst grand hopes and celebratory fervor.

TurkeyFamily and Matrimonial
Ece Ergün
Ece Ergün
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Marriages commence amidst grand hopes and celebratory fervor. Nevertheless, they occasionally deviate from their intended course. In this case, spouses may decide to end their marriage. The number of divorce cases increase day by day in Turkey. This article aims to provide information regarding the questions that we encounter quite frequently within the scope of divorce cases in practice.

What is Divorce?

Divorce, at its core, is the legal termination of a marriage. The marriage ends with the finalization of the decision issued at the end of the divorce lawsuit initiated by one or both spouses at the Family Court during their health.

According to our law, divorce proceedings can be filed in two ways. The first is an uncontested divorce action and the second is a contentious divorce action.

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