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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 30: a. In general

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

Birth and death are proven by the entries in the civil registry.

Where there is no entry in the civil registry or the existing entry is found to be inaccurate, the true situation may be proven by any kind of evidence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 30 · a. Genel olarak

Doğum ve ölüm, nüfus sicilindeki kayıtlarla ispat olunur.

Nüfus sicilinde bir kayıt yoksa veya bulunan kaydın doğru olmadığı anlaşılırsa, gerçek durum her türlü kanıtla ispat edilebilir.

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

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