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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 397: I. Public guardianship

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Three: GUARDIANSHIP › Chapter One: ORGANISATION OF GUARDIANSHIP › Division One: ORGANS OF GUARDIANSHIP

Public guardianship shall be carried out by the guardianship authorities, consisting of the guardianship authority and the supervisory authority.

The guardianship authority is the civil court of peace; the supervisory authority is the civil court of first instance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 397 · I. Kamu vesayeti

Kamu vesayeti, vesayet makamı ve denetim makamından oluşan vesayet daireleri tarafından yürütülür.

Vesayet makamı, sulh hukuk mahkemesi; denetim makamı, asliye hukuk mahkemesidir.

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

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