19.07.2025 15:08
The Court of Cassation found both the man, who insulted his wife by saying "You eat like an ox," approached her aggressively, and kicked her out of the house, and the woman, who frequently invited relatives and acquaintances to their home, equally at fault, and decided on their divorce. Additionally, the court ruled that the man must pay the woman 7,500 lira in alimony for her poverty.
The Court of Cassation's 2nd Civil Chamber upheld the decision regarding alimony payments for the man who insulted his wife by saying "ox, you eat too much," approached her aggressively, and expelled her from the house, deeming him at fault in the divorce case.
HE SAID "MY WIFE INVITES GUESTS TOO OFTEN," AND FILED FOR DIVORCE
According to the chamber's decision, a person living in Isparta filed for divorce, stating that his wife's relatives and acquaintances frequently visited their home, causing him financial difficulties. He mentioned that despite warning his wife about the situation, she did not take it into account.
THE WOMAN ALSO FILED A COUNTER LAWSUIT FOR THREATS AND INSULTS
The defendant woman filed a counter lawsuit, claiming that her husband's allegations were unfounded, that he insulted her, made threats, and treated her like a worker. She requested a ruling in her favor, demanding that the man be ordered to pay alimony and compensation.
THE FAMILY COURT FOUND THE HUSBAND WHO SAID "YOU EAT TOO MUCH" COMPLETELY AT FAULT
The Isparta 2nd Family Court, which conducted the trial, determined that the man could not prove his allegations against the woman and found that "it was not established that the woman insisted on accepting overnight guests despite the man's objections."
The court deemed the man, who insulted the woman by saying "ox, you eat too much," approached her aggressively, and expelled her from the house, completely at fault, and ruled for the parties' divorce, ordering the man to pay the woman 7,500 lira in poverty alimony, as well as 7,500 lira in material compensation and 7,500 lira in moral compensation.
THE APPEAL COURT REVERSED THE DECISION, RULING THAT BOTH PARTIES WERE EQUALLY AT FAULT
Upon the appeal of the decision, the Antalya Regional Court of Appeal's 2nd Civil Chamber accepted that the woman was equally at fault with the man due to frequently accepting guests at home, and annulled the decisions regarding the payment of material and moral compensation to the woman.
The appeal court found the decision regarding the parties' divorce and the man's obligation to pay alimony to the woman to be in accordance with the law.
Following an objection to the appeal decision, the case was brought to the Court of Cassation.
THE COURT OF CASSATION UPHELD THE DECISION
The Court of Cassation's 2nd Civil Chamber, which conducted the review, upheld the appeal decision as being in accordance with the law.
In the chamber's decision, it was stated that the annulment of appeal decisions is only possible in the presence of one of the reasons specified in Article 371 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100, and it was expressed that "the decision under review is in accordance with the procedure and law based on the mutual claims and defenses of the parties, the documents they relied on, the legal rules applicable to the dispute, the qualification of the legal relationship, the conditions of the case, the rules of trial and evidence, and the justifications stated in the decision."