Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Three: GUARDIANSHIP › Chapter One: ORGANISATION OF GUARDIANSHIP › Division Two: CASES REQUIRING GUARDIANSHIP
Every minor who is not under parental authority shall be placed under guardianship.
Registrars of civil status, administrative authorities, notaries and courts that learn, in the course of performing their duties, of the existence of such a situation requiring guardianship shall be obliged to notify the competent guardianship authority of this situation immediately.
Original Turkish text
MADDE 404 · A. Küçüklük
Velâyet altında bulunmayan her küçük vesayet altına alınır.
Görevlerini yaparlarken vesayeti gerektiren böyle bir hâlin varlığını öğrenen nüfus memurları, idarî makamlar, noterler ve mahkemeler, bu durumu hemen yetkili vesayet makamına bildirmek zorundadırlar.