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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 133: III. Mental illness

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

Mentally ill persons may not marry unless it is established by an official medical board report that there is no medical objection to their marriage.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 133 · III. Akıl hastalığı

Akıl hastaları, evlenmelerinde tıbbî sakınca bulunmadığı resmî sağlık kurulu raporuyla anlaşılmadıkça evlenemezler.

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

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