In its decision published in the Official Gazette dated 8 December 2022, the 2nd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled that the decision regarding the use of the letter 'w' in the surname of the person who subsequently acquired Turkish citizenship shall be reversed for the benefit of the law.
2nd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals, which examined the decision of the Istanbul 22nd Civil Court of First Instance, dated March 30, 2022 and numbered 2022/86, Judgment 2022/111 in its decision numbered 2022/8206 and 2022/8385, for the benefit of the law, Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of Legal Affairs. Istanbul 22nd Civil Court of First Instance overturned its decision in favor of law.
The aforementioned decision, which was overturned in favor of the law, includes the provision of accepting the request of the plaintiffs, who subsequently acquired Turkish citizenship, to use the letter "w" in their names and surnames in the civil registry. The plaintiffs, who objected to the inscription of the phrase "Mchengerwa", which is the surname of the plaintiffs in their homeland, as "Mchengerva" in the Turkish population register, filed a lawsuit at the Istanbul 22nd Civil Court of First Instance and won. In the decision of the 2nd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, referring to the provisions of the Law No. 1353 on the Acceptance and Application of Turkish Letters and the Regulation on the Implementation of the Turkish Citizenship Law, the names and surnames of the persons who acquired Turkish citizenship will be written in Turkish letters, and in the Law on the Acceptance and Application of Turkish Letters, 'w He cited the absence of the letter ' as the reason. The Supreme Court ruled that the decision of the civil court of first instance was unlawful in terms of procedure and substance. Even if the Supreme Court Decision dated 20 October 2022 has no effect on the said decision, it will guide the decisions to be taken later.
For details see:
https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2022/12/20221208-4.pdf
