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

Article 295: I. Conditions and form

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Three: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PATERNITY JUDGMENT A. Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement is made by the father's written application to the civil registrar or to the court, or by a declaration made in an official deed or in his will.

If the person making the declaration of acknowledgement is a minor or under legal disability, the consent of his parent or guardian is also required.

A child who has a descent relationship with another man may not be acknowledged unless this relationship is invalidated.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 295 · I. Koşulları ve şekli

Tanıma, babanın, nüfus memuruna veya mahkemeye yazılı başvurusu ya da resmî senette veya vasiyetnamesinde yapacağı beyanla olur.

Tanıma beyanında bulunan kimse küçük veya kısıtlı ise, veli veya vasisinin de rızası gereklidir.

Başka bir erkek ile soybağı bulunan çocuk, bu bağ geçersiz kılınmadıkça tanınamaz.

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

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