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

Article 323: 1. Rule

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Five: EFFECTS OF PARENTAGE

Each of the mother and father has the right to request that appropriate personal relations be established with a child who is not under his or her parental custody or has not been entrusted to him or her.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 323 · 1. Kural

Ana ve babadan her biri, velâyeti altında bulunmayan veya kendisine bırakılmayan çocuk ile uygun kişisel ilişki kurulmasını isteme hakkına sahiptir.

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

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