Polygamy in Turkey
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Polygamy in Turkey
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| Recognized under civil law | ||
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| Foreign marriages recognized | ||
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Aside from Tunisia and Israel, Turkey is the only nation located in the Middle East that has abolished polygamy, which was officially criminalized with the adoption of the Turkish Civil Code in 1926, a milestone in Atatürk's secularist reforms. Penalties for illegal polygamy are up to 2 years imprisonment.[1] becoming the first nation in the area to do so. Turkey has long been known for its promotion of secularism[2][3][4] and later introduced even stricter bars on polygamy. The Even the ruling moderate Islamist AK Parti effectively banned polygamists from entering or living in the country.[5]
Although illegal polygamy is very rare in Turkish society, the practice is still exists in the Kurdish populated South East.[6] [7]
An advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the ruling moderate Islamist AK Parti, Ali Yüksel, is reportedly polygamous and has made public his intention to take a fourth wife, which caused outrage from the Turkish media and also from the ruling party.[8]
References
- ^ Turkish Penal Code, Art. 230
- ^ Turkey between Secularism and Islamism
- ^ Turkey's secularism 'threatened'
- ^ Modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey By Alev Çinar
- ^ Polygamy in Turkey
- ^ Polygamy Fosters Culture Clashes (and Regrets) in Turkey
- ^ "The hidden wives of Turkey". BBC. 2005-08-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/4165896.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Louder voices". Today's Zaman. 2005-08-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/4165896.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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