The name change case is regulated in article 27 of the Turkish Civil Code. According to this article, changing the name can only be requested from the judge based on justified reasons. The right to change a person’s name is the exercise of a legal person’s right to exist, which is closely tied to the person. Since names are very important to people, it has been made possible to request a change of name from the court in case of a just cause. If the person changes his name, his personal status will not change. In addition, the name change case does not only mean changing the existing name. Therefore, in the presence of a justifiable reason, individuals may request from the court to add a second name to the existing name, or they can also request the deletion of their middle name.
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