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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 282: A. Establishment of descent in general

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division One: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Descent between a child and the mother is established by birth.

Descent between a child and the father is established by marriage with the mother, by acknowledgement, or by a judgment.

Descent is also established by adoption.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 282 · A. Genel olarak soybağının kurulması

Çocuk ile ana arasında soybağı doğumla kurulur.

Çocuk ile baba arasında soybağı, ana ile evlilik, tanıma veya hâkim hükmüyle kurulur.

Soybağı ayrıca evlât edinme yoluyla da kurulur.

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

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