Distinction Of Persons In Terms Of Marriage License In Turkish Law
1- Person with full capacity to marry: Persons who have reached the age of majority, that is, those who have reached the age of 18, those who have the power of discernment and those who are not restricted are fully competent to marry. These persons can marry without the permission of the court or their guardians (Turkish Civil Code 11 and 13).
Note Persons who have reached the age of 15 who have been legalized by the court cannot marry even if they are legalized because they have not reached the age of 16.
2- Persons with Limited Capacity to Marry: Those who are under guardianship or custody and those who have completed the age of seventeen are legally incapacitated to marry. This also applies to those who have turned 16 and are in an extraordinary situation.
Persons who are 17 years of age and adults with limited legal capacity may marry with the consent of their guardians (or with the consent of one person if there is guardianship or custody of one person) (the consent of the legal representative must be in writing and notarized). If the adopted child is getting married, the adopter will have custody of the child and he/she will give the permission (Article 126 and Article 127 of the Turkish Civil Code).
Those who reach the extraordinary age of marriage (16 years of age and extraordinary situation) can marry with the permission of a judge.
3-Persons without full capacity to marry: Persons who have not reached the age of majority or persons who have reached the age of majority but lack the power of discernment are incapacitated in terms of the right to marry. They cannot marry even with a legal representative or court decision.
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