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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 285: A. Presumption of paternity

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Two: PATERNITY OF THE HUSBAND

The husband is the father of a child born during the marriage or within three hundred days from the termination of the marriage.

A child born after this period has elapsed may be attributed to the husband by proving that the mother became pregnant during the marriage.

Where a declaration of absence of the husband has been made, the period of three hundred days shall begin to run from the date of the danger of death or of the last news.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 285 · A. Babalık karinesi

Evlilik devam ederken veya evliliğin sona ermesinden başlayarak üçyüz gün içinde doğan çocuğun babası kocadır.

Bu süre geçtikten sonra doğan çocuğun kocaya bağlanması, ananın evlilik sırasında gebe kaldığının ispatıyla mümkündür.

Kocanın gaipliğine karar verilmesi hâlinde üçyüz günlük süre, ölüm tehlikesi veya son haber tarihinden işlemeye başlar.

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

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