Polygamy in Turkey
Turkey is a predominantly Muslim nation 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] Turkey has long been known for its promotion of secularism[2][3][4] and later introduced even stricter bars on polygamy. Even the ruling moderate AK Parti effectively banned polygamists from entering or living in the country.[5]
Although illegal polygamy is very rare in Turkish society, the practice still exists in the Kurdish populated South East.[6] [7]
An advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the ruling moderate 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
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See also
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