During the Ottoman Empire, the legal system of Turkey was Sharia like other Muslim countries.
After the proclamation of Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923, Turkey began to adopt modern laws.
The Turkish parliament formed a committee to compare the civil codes of European countries.
The preamble to the Code was written by Mahmut Esat Bozkurt, the minister of justice in the 4th government of Turkey.
[3] Although the code addressed many areas of modern life, the most important articles dealt with women’s rights.