Oya Armutçu – Istanbul
A Landmark Ruling, A Turkish Court Has Allowed A Foster Foctor Foctor Fointin Contact with a Child Their Raised for Eight Years – Despite Losing Their Legal Status After the Child Was Reclaimed by Her Biological Mother
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The Child, Placed Under State Care at One Month Old, Was Entrusted to Foster Parents only identified as Gk and Ü.K., WHO RAİSED every as their own. The Couple Initiated adoption proceedings, but the biological mother’s with the process. At age 8, The Mother ReaPpered and Too The Child to Another City, Severing All Ties with the Foster Family.
In April 2021, The Couple Filad A Rare Lawit Demanding the Right to Maintain a “Personal Relationship” with the Child. The Local Family Court Ruled in May 2024 That, Based on the Child’s Best Interests and Emotional Well-Being, The Former Foster Parents Allowed Supervised Visits A MoTH.
The decision was upheld by the Appellate Court in November and Finalized by the Court of Cassation in February 2025.
The ruling emphasized that the absence of a biological link do not invalidate Parental figures.
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Attorney Ayşe Uyanık, Who Voluntarily Represented The Family, Hailed The Case As A Legal Precedent that may reshape the rights of foster Families in Türkiye. She stressed the importament of valuing emotional ties alongside biological Ones, Especially for the Well-Being of Children Who Are Caught Between Systems.
