The Discretionary Power of the Administration in Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Through Marriage

Merve Acun Mekengeç

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The Discretionary Power of the Administration in Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Through Marriage

Yazarlar:

Merve Acun Mekengeç

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hukuk

Dergi:

Public and Private International Law Bulletin Vol.43 Issue 1, pp.233-283

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289474

pISSN:

2651-5377

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Özet:

 TIn Turkish citizenship law, nationality is acquired in one of two ways: through birth or through another procedure. One of other way to acquire citizenship is through the decision of a competent authority. In the Turkish citizenship law, relevant administration has been granted discretionary power in this regard Turkish Citizenship Law of 2009, numbered 5901 TCL Art. 10. Administrative discretionary power concerns the issue of deciding whether the foreigner who meets the necessary conditions for acquiring citizenship should be awarded nationality. For other cases, an administration clearly lacks the authority to decide that a foreigner who has not met the legally specified conditions can acquire Turkish citizenship. The acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage is one of the ways to acquire Turkish citizenship through the decision of the competent authority, and an administration also has discretionary power in this regard. Discretionary power thus provides administrative convenience in making these decisions. However, the framework of this convenience needs to be defined. In other words, the administration should not make arbitrary applications based on its discretionary power. This study attempts to determine the limits of administrative discretionary power in accordance with Article 10 of TCL and assesses the conditions regarding the acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage in light of the opinions regarding the doctrine of administrative discretionary power and the decisions of the Council of State.

 TIn Turkish citizenship law, nationality is acquired in one of two ways: through birth or through another procedure. One of other way to acquire citizenship is through the decision of a competent authority. In the Turkish citizenship law, relevant administration has been granted discretionary power in this regard Turkish Citizenship Law of 2009, numbered 5901 TCL Art. 10. Administrative discretionary power concerns the issue of deciding whether the foreigner who meets the necessary conditions for acquiring citizenship should be awarded nationality. For other cases, an administration clearly lacks the authority to decide that a foreigner who has not met the legally specified conditions can acquire Turkish citizenship. The acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage is one of the ways to acquire Turkish citizenship through the decision of the competent authority, and an administration also has discretionary power in this regard. Discretionary power thus provides administrative convenience in making these decisions. However, the framework of this convenience needs to be defined. In other words, the administration should not make arbitrary applications based on its discretionary power. This study attempts to determine the limits of administrative discretionary power in accordance with Article 10 of TCL and assesses the conditions regarding the acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage in light of the opinions regarding the doctrine of administrative discretionary power and the decisions of the Council of State.

 TIn Turkish citizenship law, nationality is acquired in one of two ways: through birth or through another procedure. One of other way to acquire citizenship is through the decision of a competent authority. In the Turkish citizenship law, relevant administration has been granted discretionary power in this regard Turkish Citizenship Law of 2009, numbered 5901 TCL Art. 10. Administrative discretionary power concerns the issue of deciding whether the foreigner who meets the necessary conditions for acquiring citizenship should be awarded nationality. For other cases, an administration clearly lacks the authority to decide that a foreigner who has not met the legally specified conditions can acquire Turkish citizenship. The acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage is one of the ways to acquire Turkish citizenship through the decision of the competent authority, and an administration also has discretionary power in this regard. Discretionary power thus provides administrative convenience in making these decisions. However, the framework of this convenience needs to be defined. In other words, the administration should not make arbitrary applications based on its discretionary power. This study attempts to determine the limits of administrative discretionary power in accordance with Article 10 of TCL and assesses the conditions regarding the acquisition of Turkish citizenship through marriage in light of the opinions regarding the doctrine of administrative discretionary power and the decisions of the Council of State.

 Türk vatandaşlık hukukunda vatandaşlık doğumla ve sonradan olmak üzere iki şekilde kazanılmaktadır. Sonradan kazanılan vatandaşlığın türlerinden biri, yetkili makam kararıyla vatandaşlığın kazanılmasıdır. Türk vatandaşlık hukukunda idareye bu konuda takdir yetkisi verilmiştir TVK m. 10. İdarenin sahip olduğu takdir yetkisi, vatandaşlık kazanmak için gerekli şartları sağlayan yabancının Türk vatandaşlığını kazanıp kazanmayacağı noktasındadır. Aksi hâlde idarenin Kanunda belirtilen şartları sağlamayan yabancının Türk vatandaşlığını kazanacağına ilişkin karar verme yetkisinin olmadığı açıktır. Evlenme yoluyla Türk vatandaşlığının kazanılması, yetkili makam kararıyla Türk vatandaşlığının kazanılmasının bir alt türüdür ve idarenin bu konuda da takdir yetkisi bulunmaktadır. Takdir yetkisi idareye hareket serbestisi tanımaktadır. Ancak bu hareket serbestisinin çerçevesinin çizilmesi gerekmektedir. Bir başka ifadeyle, idare takdir yetkisine dayanarak keyfî uygulamalar yapmamalıdır. Bu çalışmada, idarenin TVK m. 10 uyarınca sahip olduğu takdir yetkisinin sınırları tespit edilmeye çalışılmış ve evlenme yoluyla Türk vatandaşlığının kazanılmasına ilişkin şartlar bakımından idarenin takdir yetkisi, doktrindeki görüşler ve Danıştay kararları ışığında değerlendirilmiştir.

Makale detayları

The Discretionary Power of the Administration in Acquiring Turkish Citizenship Through Marriage

Yazarlar:

Merve Acun Mekengeç

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hukuk

Dergi:

Public and Private International Law Bulletin Vol.43 Issue 1, pp.233-283

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289474

pISSN:

2651-5377

Turkish citizenship

marriage

discretionary power

competent authorityTürk vatandaşlığı

evlenme

takdir yetkisi

yetkili makam

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Merve Acun Mekengeç

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Hukuk

Dergi: Public and Private International Law Bulletin Vol.43 Issue 1, pp.233-283

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001289474

pISSN: 2651-5377

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Merve Acun Mekengeç

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hukuk

Dergi:

Public and Private International Law Bulletin Vol.43 Issue 1, pp.233-283

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001289474

pISSN:

2651-5377