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Average time for divorce cases in Turkey fell to 163 days in 2025
Turkey’s justice minister said divorce cases are being heard faster, with the average time falling to 163 days in 2025.
The average was 199 days in 2020, according to figures he shared at a family counselling workshop in Ankara.
Authorities recorded 309,479 new divorce cases in 2025, down from 326,069 in 2024; 242,722 had been filed by October 8, 2026.
The minister said divorce can affect children’s safety, daily lives and wellbeing, especially when parents are in serious conflict.
The government wants to expand family and parenting counselling to help parents communicate and focus on their children’s needs during divorce proceedings.
Counselling is intended to support court processes, not replace judges or steer families toward a particular decision.
Officials hope the support will reduce conflict and later disputes, including difficulties carrying out court decisions.
The average time for divorce cases in Turkey fell to 163 days in 2025, down from 199 days in 2020.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said 309,479 divorce cases were filed in 2025, compared with 326,069 in 2024.
By October 8, 2026, 242,722 divorce cases had been filed that year.
Gürlek said the government aims to expand family and parental counselling during divorce proceedings.
He said counselling should support families and protect children, not replace court decisions or direct people toward a particular outcome.
- Who
- Justice Minister Akın Gürlek shared the figures. Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş also attended the workshop.
- What
- The average time for divorce cases fell to 163 days in 2025 from 199 days in 2020.
- When
- The figures cover 2020, 2024 and 2025, with 2026 data reported through October 8.
- Where
- The ministers attended a workshop at Dikmen Hakimevi in Ankara, Turkey.
- Why
- Gürlek said the decrease reflected more effective judicial processes, while stressing that cases must also be fair and protect people’s rights.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The average time for divorce cases was 199 days.
326,069 divorce cases were filed.
The average time for divorce cases fell to 163 days, and 309,479 cases were filed.
The number of divorce cases filed in 2026 had reached 242,722.
- Average case duration in 2020
- 199 days
- Average case duration in 2025
- 163 days
- Divorce cases filed in 2024
- 326,069
- Divorce cases filed in 2025
- 309,479
- 2026 filing count through October 8
- 242,722
- Workshop location
- Dikmen Hakimevi, Ankara
What people are saying
The average time for divorce cases was 199 days in 2020, while it fell to 163 days in 2025.
No child should be forced to become a party to a dispute between their mother and father.
The purpose is not to direct family members toward a particular decision or produce a solution that replaces the court.
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