Erdoğan orders rethink of alimony reform after court strikes down "indefinitely" clause

Turkey's Constitutional Court removed the word "indefinitely" from the civil code article governing post-divorce alimony in September. Erdoğan has now told officials to rework an initial proposal, worried that tying payments strictly to marriage length could leave some spouses in hardship. Women's groups and family judges will be consulted on a broader framework.

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