Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 18: 2. Kinship by marriage (affinity)

Book One: LAW OF PERSONS › Part One: NATURAL PERSONS › Chapter One: PERSONALITY A. In general

Each spouse is related by marriage (affinity) to the blood relatives of the other spouse in the same line and degree.

Affinity is not extinguished by the dissolution of the marriage that created it.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 18 · 2. Kayın hısımlığı

Eşlerden biri ile diğer eşin kan hısımları, aynı tür ve dereceden kayın hısımları olur.

Kayın hısımlığı, kendisini meydana getiren evliliğin sona ermesiyle ortadan kalkmaz.

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

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