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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 149: 2. Mistake

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter One: MARRIAGE › Division Four: VOID MARRIAGES A. Absolute nullity

One of the spouses may sue for the annulment of the marriage in the following cases:

1. Where, by mistake, he or she consented to this marriage although he or she did not wish to marry at all or did not intend to marry the person whom he or she married,

2. Where he or she married under a mistake as to an essential quality of the other spouse, the absence of which renders living together with that spouse intolerable for him or her.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 149 · 2. Yanılma

Aşağıdaki durumlarda eşlerden biri evlenmenin iptalini dava edebilir:

1. Evlenmeyi hiç istemediği veya evlendiği kişiyle evlenmeyi düşünmediği hâlde yanılarak bu evlenmeye razı olmuşsa,

2. Eşinde bulunmaması onunla birlikte yaşamayı kendisi için çekilmez bir duruma sokacak derecede önemli bir nitelikte yanılarak evlenmişse.

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

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