This book gives an overview of recent developments in Turkishfamily law for legal practitioners in Europe. Both the privateinternational law and the substantive law aspects of Turkishfamily law is explained, with a special focus on the recognitionand enforcement of foreign divorce decisions (Prof. dr. ZeynepDerya Tarman), the role of fault in divorce proceedings (Dr. ÖzgünÇelebi), the dissolution of the matrimonial regime of participationin the acquisition (Dr. Hanswerner Odendahl), the surname ofwomen and children (Dr. Yasin Alperen Karaşahin) and joint custodyafter divorce (Dr. Işık Önay). It contains up-to-date informationbased on recent amendments in legislation and recent caselaw of the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) and the ConstitutionalCourt (Anayasa Mahkemesi). This book contributes to a betterunderstanding and application of Turkish family law in Europeanlegal practice.Edited by Prof. dr. Fatih Ibili (Judge at the Court of Appeal,The Hague – Professor of Family Law, University of Groningen/The Netherlands) and Prof. dr. Zeynep Derya Tarman (Professorof Private international law, Koç University, Istanbul/Turkey).