Turkish Supreme Court overturns divorce compensation in landmark equal‑fault rulings

Turkey's Supreme Court (Yargıtay) issued a series of rulings that reversed lower‑court decisions awarding monetary compensation to women in divorce cases. The court found both spouses equally at fault, nullifying the compensation because Turkish law requires one party to be less culpable for damages to be granted.

The cases involved diverse accusations: a husband’s alleged threats and abuse versus a wife’s neglect of household duties and a claim that she pursued TikTok fame; a wife’s refusal to accept guests, insults, and constant rearrangement of home items versus a husband’s gambling‑related financial strain; and other mutual accusations of neglect and misconduct. Lower courts had deemed the women more at fault and ordered them to pay damages, but Yargıtay’s rulings emphasized equal fault, overturning those awards while upholding the divorce and related custody decisions.