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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 312: b. Decision

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Four: ADOPTION A. Adoption of minors

Where a minor is placed in an institution for the purpose of future adoption and the consent of one of the parents is lacking, the court of the place of residence of the minor shall decide, at the request of the adopter or of the institution acting as intermediary in the adoption and, as a rule, before the placement of the minor, whether such consent shall be dispensed with.

In other cases, the decision on this matter shall be made in the course of the adoption proceedings.

Where the consent of one of the parents is dispensed with because he or she does not adequately fulfil his or her duty of care towards the minor, the decision on this matter shall be notified to that parent in writing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 312 · b. Karar

Küçük, gelecekte evlât edinilmek amacıyla bir kuruma yerleştirilir ve ana ve babadan birinin rızası eksik olursa, evlât edinenin veya evlât edinmede aracılık yapan kurumun istemi üzerine ve kural olarak küçüğün yerleştirilmesinden önce, onun oturduğu yer mahkemesi bu rızanın aranıp aranmamasına karar verir.

Diğer hâllerde, bu konudaki karar evlât edinme işlemleri sırasında verilir.

Ana ve babadan birinin küçüğe karşı özen yükümlülüğünü yeterince yerine getirmemesi sebebiyle rızasının aranmaması hâlinde, bu konudaki karar kendisine yazılı olarak bildirilir.

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

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