Adoption
Regulations Made and Planned in the Adoption Regulation
Changes were made to the adoption regulation in 2018. According to these changes, the strict rule that “there must be at least a 40-year age difference between the adoptive family and the child to be adopted” has been abolished and replaced with another application. Another important detail is that adoptive families are periodically monitored and followed up to ensure that the conditions of the adoptee are kept under control. Within the framework of adoption conditions
The first condition required for a family or individual to be eligible to adopt is that the person or persons adopting must be citizens of the Republic of Turkey.
The spouses or person adopting the child must be literate and have at least a primary school education.
The child must have been cared for and educated by the adoptive family for at least one year.
Adoptive families must be visited periodically by personnel employed by the ministry within the framework of ASDEP (Family Social Support Program), and visits must be ensured at certain intervals.
Offering families the option of foster care instead of adoption due to the longer waiting period involved in the adoption process
Lowering the previous age limit of 40 for individuals or couples wishing to adopt, so that the age difference between the adopter and the adoptee is 18
Obtaining the consent of the child’s parents, if they exist
Obtaining a permission certificate from the guardianship authorities for children under guardianship
Both spouses wishing to adopt must be over 30 years of age and have been married for at least five years
If the child has the capacity to discern, their consent must also be obtained
Unmarried individuals wishing to adopt must be at least 30 years of age.