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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 290: C. Conflict of presumptions

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

If the child was born within three hundred days from the termination of the marriage and the mother has meanwhile remarried, the husband in the second marriage shall be deemed the father.

If this presumption is rebutted, the husband in the first marriage shall be deemed the father.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 290 · C. Karinelerin çakışması

Çocuk evliliğin sona ermesinden başlayarak üçyüz gün içinde doğmuş ve ana da bu arada yeniden evlenmiş olursa, ikinci evlilikteki koca baba sayılır.

Bu karine çürütülürse ilk evlilikteki koca baba sayılır.

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

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