Turkey is a predominantly Muslim nation that has abolished polygamy, which was officially criminalized with the adoption of the Turkish Civil Code in 1926, a milestone in Atatürk's secularist reforms. Penalties for illegal polygamy are up to 2 years imprisonment.Turkish Penal Code, Art. 230 Turkey has long been known for its promotion of secularism,Modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey By Alev Çinar and later introduced even stricter bans on polygamy.
Although polygamy is rare in Turkish society, the practice still exists in the Kurdish-populated rural southeast.
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