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

Article 318: 2. Other defects

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

If the adoption is vitiated by one of the other substantive defects, the public prosecutor or any interested person may request the dissolution of the adoptive relationship.

This remedy may not be pursued if the defects have meanwhile been remedied or relate only to procedure and the dissolution of the relationship would seriously prejudice the interest of the adopted child.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 318 · 2. Diğer noksanlıklar

Evlât edinme esasa ilişkin diğer noksanlıklardan biriyle sakatsa, Cumhuriyet savcısı veya her ilgili evlâtlık ilişkisinin kaldırılmasını isteyebilir.

Noksanlıklar bu arada ortadan kalkmış veya sadece usule ilişkin olup ilişkinin kaldırılması evlâtlığın menfaatini ağır biçimde zedeleyecek olursa, bu yola gidilemez.

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

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