A PROVISION IN TURKISH LAW HAVE TO BE REPEALED THAT WAITING PERIOD FOR WOMAN WHOSE MARRIAGE HAS DISSOLVED JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DATED 27.06.2023 BAYRAKTAR- TURKEY

Gülşah Vardar Hamamcıoğlu

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A PROVISION IN TURKISH LAW HAVE TO BE REPEALED THAT WAITING PERIOD FOR WOMAN WHOSE MARRIAGE HAS DISSOLVED JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DATED 27.06.2023 BAYRAKTAR- TURKEY

Authors:

Gülşah Vardar Hamamcıoğlu

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Özel Hukuk ve Medeni Yükümlülükler (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.177-204

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349288

pISSN:

1303-6963

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Abstract:

 In accordance with Art. 132 TCC, after the dissolution of marriage, the woman has to wait three hundred days to remarry. A woman doesnt have to wait if she gives birth, if proves at the court that shes not pregnant, or if remarries with her ex-husband. Although the purpose of the provision seems to be to prevent confusion of paternity, it constitutes discrimination against women and is contrary to EHCR, CEDAW and Turkish Constitution. Likewise, there is no such provision in European Civil Laws, as of 2000 this provision was repealed from the Swiss Civil Code. In Bayraktar-Turkey case dated 27062023, the ECHR found violation against Turkey in relation to Article 132 TCC and assessed that the right to respect for private and family life, right to marry and prohibition of discrimination were violated. The purpose of this study is to reveal the necessity for repeal of Article 132 TCC, which stipulates a waiting period for woman whose marriage has dissolved. In study firstly the appearance of waiting period in Roman and Islamic Laws will be discussed, than the consequences and the justification for repeal of Article 132 TCC will be examined, and a conclusion will be reached with de lege feranda law on the basis of equality between woman and man.

 In accordance with Art. 132 TCC, after the dissolution of marriage, the woman has to wait three hundred days to remarry. A woman doesnt have to wait if she gives birth, if proves at the court that shes not pregnant, or if remarries with her ex-husband. Although the purpose of the provision seems to be to prevent confusion of paternity, it constitutes discrimination against women and is contrary to EHCR, CEDAW and Turkish Constitution. Likewise, there is no such provision in European Civil Laws, as of 2000 this provision was repealed from the Swiss Civil Code. In Bayraktar-Turkey case dated 27062023, the ECHR found violation against Turkey in relation to Article 132 TCC and assessed that the right to respect for private and family life, right to marry and prohibition of discrimination were violated. The purpose of this study is to reveal the necessity for repeal of Article 132 TCC, which stipulates a waiting period for woman whose marriage has dissolved. In study firstly the appearance of waiting period in Roman and Islamic Laws will be discussed, than the consequences and the justification for repeal of Article 132 TCC will be examined, and a conclusion will be reached with de lege feranda law on the basis of equality between woman and man.

 In accordance with Art. 132 TCC, after the dissolution of marriage, the woman has to wait three hundred days to remarry. A woman doesnt have to wait if she gives birth, if proves at the court that shes not pregnant, or if remarries with her ex-husband. Although the purpose of the provision seems to be to prevent confusion of paternity, it constitutes discrimination against women and is contrary to EHCR, CEDAW and Turkish Constitution. Likewise, there is no such provision in European Civil Laws, as of 2000 this provision was repealed from the Swiss Civil Code. In Bayraktar-Turkey case dated 27062023, the ECHR found violation against Turkey in relation to Article 132 TCC and assessed that the right to respect for private and family life, right to marry and prohibition of discrimination were violated. The purpose of this study is to reveal the necessity for repeal of Article 132 TCC, which stipulates a waiting period for woman whose marriage has dissolved. In study firstly the appearance of waiting period in Roman and Islamic Laws will be discussed, than the consequences and the justification for repeal of Article 132 TCC will be examined, and a conclusion will be reached with de lege feranda law on the basis of equality between woman and man.

 Türk Medenî Kanunu m. 132 uyarınca evliliğin sona ermesinden sonra kadın, yeni bir evlilik yapmak için üçyüz gün beklemek zorundadır. Bekleme süresi içinde yeniden evlenmek isteyen kadın, doğum yaparsa, mahkemeye başvurarak gebe olmadığını ispatlarsa veyahut eski eşiyle evlenmek isterse beklemek zorunda değildir. Hükmün sözde amacı soybağı karışıklığını engellemektir. Ancak hüküm, kadın bakımından ayrımcılık teşkil etmekte olup AİHSe, CEDAWa ve Anayasaya aykırıdır. Avrupa Medenî Hukuklarında bu şekilde bir hükme rastlanmazken, İsviçre Medenî Kanunundan bu hüküm 2000 itibariyle yürürlükten kaldırılmıştır. Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi 27062023 tarihli Bayraktar-Türkiye kararında TMK m. 132 hükmüne ilişkin Türkiye aleyhine ihlal kararı vermiş ve hüküm nedeniyle sözleşmede düzenlenmiş olan özel ve aile hayatına saygı hakkının, evlenme hakkının ve ayrımcılık yasağının ihlal edildiği değerlendirmesini yapmıştır. Çalışmanın yapılma amacı evliliği sona eren kadın için bekleme süresi öngören TMK m. 132 hükmünün yürürlükten kaldırılması gereğini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışmada ilk önce TMK m. 132 hükmünün Roma ve İslam Hukuklarındaki görünüş şekli ele alınacak devamla hükmün şartları, sonuçları ve yürürlükten kaldırılması zorunluluğu irdelenecek, olması gereken hukuka atıfla kadın erkek eşitliği temelinde sonuca varılacaktır.

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A PROVISION IN TURKISH LAW HAVE TO BE REPEALED THAT WAITING PERIOD FOR WOMAN WHOSE MARRIAGE HAS DISSOLVED JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DATED 27.06.2023 BAYRAKTAR- TURKEY

Authors:

Gülşah Vardar Hamamcıoğlu

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Özel Hukuk ve Medeni Yükümlülükler (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.177-204

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349288

pISSN:

1303-6963

Equality Between Man and Woman

Waiting Period

Paternity

Marriage

DiscriminationKadın Erkek Eşitliği

Bekleme Süresi

Soybağı

Evlilik

Ayrımcılık

Issues

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Authors: Gülşah Vardar Hamamcıoğlu

Publisher: Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics: Özel Hukuk ve Medeni Yükümlülükler (Diğer)

Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.177-204

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001349288

pISSN: 1303-6963

Issues

Authors:

Gülşah Vardar Hamamcıoğlu

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Özel Hukuk ve Medeni Yükümlülükler (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.27 Issue 1, pp.177-204

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001349288

pISSN:

1303-6963