Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Turkey Related Subjects => Turkey Discussion Forum (Not Calis specifically) => Topic started by: catsrus on October 16, 2014, 15:36:08 PM

Title: Wives?
Post by: catsrus on October 16, 2014, 15:36:08 PM

A friend of mine married a Turk at our local Turkish register office and has now left him and returned to the UK.   A divorce has not taken place.    We have now heard that he has married a Turkish girl apparently at the local Mosque.    Am I right in thinking this second marriage is not legal or has he committed bigamy?

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: KKOB on October 16, 2014, 16:49:52 PM

I'm not sure but I don't think a mosque marriage is legal until they've done the official paperwork

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: LeeGlo on October 16, 2014, 18:06:54 PM

If his first marriage is registered, then his second marriage at the mosque is not legal.

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: catsrus on October 16, 2014, 18:56:06 PM

Quote from: LeeGlo on October 16, 2014, 18:06:54 PM

If his first marriage is registered, then his second marriage at the mosque is not legal.

Thanks, that is what I thought

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: Dutchie on October 16, 2014, 18:58:00 PM

Marriage through mosque has no (legal) value.
It is actually against law. You're not allowed to do a mosque marriage without having done an official marriage but it still happens of course.

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: grahamturner09 on October 16, 2014, 19:53:20 PM

Is bigamy not a Cristian law is it the same for muslims

Title: Re: Wives?
Post by: KKOB on October 16, 2014, 20:19:55 PM

There's no such thing as a Christian Law as far as I'm aware.

There is English Law and there's Turkish Law.

However for followers of Islam the Qur'an says:

Marry woman of your choice in twos' threes' or fours' but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, (with them), then only one' [Al-Qur'an 4:3]

There are currently followers of Islam living in the UK who have multiple wives.