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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 143: 3. Family register booklet and religious ceremony

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter One: MARRIAGE › Division Three: APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE AND THE CEREMONY A. Application

Immediately upon completion of the marriage ceremony, the marriage officer shall give the spouses a family register booklet.

The religious ceremony of marriage may not be performed unless the family register booklet is shown.

The validity of the marriage is not dependent on the performance of a religious ceremony.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 143 · 3. Aile cüzdanı ve dinî tören

Evlenme töreni biter bitmez evlendirme memuru eşlere bir aile cüzdanı verir.

Aile cüzdanı gösterilmeden evlenmenin dinî töreni yapılamaz.

Evlenmenin geçerli olması dinî törenin yapılmasına bağlı değildir.

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

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