Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter One: MARRIAGE › Division Two: CAPACITY TO MARRY AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE A. Conditions of capacity
A man or a woman may not marry unless he or she has completed the age of seventeen.
However, the judge may, in extraordinary circumstances and for a very important reason, permit a man or a woman who has completed the age of sixteen to marry. Where possible, the mother and father or the guardian shall be heard before the decision.
Original Turkish text
MADDE 124 · I. Yaş
Erkek veya kadın onyedi yaşını doldurmadıkça evlenemez.
Ancak, hâkim olağanüstü durumlarda ve pek önemli bir sebeple onaltı yaşını doldurmuş olan erkek veya kadının evlenmesine izin verebilir. Olanak bulundukça karardan önce ana ve baba veya vasi dinlenir.