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 rural southeast.