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What is the waiting period (Iddah)?

İddet Süresi Nedir?
What is the waiting period (Iddah)?

What is the Waiting Period (Iddah)? Izmir Divorce Lawyer

What is the waiting period (Iddah)?

İddet, “belirli bir süre, sayılı günler” anlamına gelmekte olup; iddet süresi, iddet müddeti veya bekleme süresi mevcut evlilik birliğinin sona ermesinden itibaren kadının yeni bir evlilik yapabilmesi için geçmesi gereken yasal süreyi ifade etmektedir. Bu düzenleme ile evlilik sonrasında fakat iddet müddeti süresinde doğan çocuğun evlilik birliği içerisinde doğmuş kabul edilmektedir.

Turkish Civil Code Article 132-

If the marriage has ended, the woman, starting from the date of the dissolution of the marriage... three hundred days She cannot remarry until the time limit has passed. The period ends with childbirth. The court may waive this period if it is determined that the woman is not pregnant from her previous marriage, or if the spouses whose marriage has ended wish to remarry.

What is the waiting period (Iddah)?

Within the scope of Article 132 of the Turkish Civil Code, the period is determined as three hundred (300) days, starting from the termination of the marriage.

Abolition of the Waiting Period

The waiting period ends automatically after three hundred (300) days have passed, starting from the termination of the marriage. In addition, this period ends automatically if the woman gives birth before the completion of the waiting period, within the scope of Article 132/2 of the Turkish Civil Code.

Case for the Abolition of the Waiting Period

Another method is to waive the waiting period (iddet) if it is determined that the woman is not pregnant from her previous marriage, or if the former spouses decide to remarry.

Is a marriage valid during the waiting period (iddet)?

The waiting period (iddet) is not a definitive impediment to marriage, and a woman can remarry during this time. The waiting period is one of the non-definitive impediments to marriage.

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