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Civil Registration Services Law (Law No. 5490)

Additional Article 1: References

Part Twelve: Miscellaneous Provisions

Added: 14/1/2016, Law No. 6661, Art. 15

(1) References in other legislation to the expressions “civil registry booklet”, “identity booklet”, “civil registry identity booklet”, “identity paper” and “civil registry paper” shall be deemed to have been made to the “Republic of Türkiye identity card”.

Original Turkish text

EK MADDE 1 · Atıflar

(Ek: 14/1/2016-6661/15 md.)

(1) Diğer mevzuatta “nüfus cüzdanı”, “hüviyet cüzdanı”, “nüfus hüviyet cüzdanı”, “hüviyet varakası”, “nüfus kâğıdı” ibarelerine yapılan atıflar “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti kimlik kartı”na yapılmış sayılır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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