According to Turkish civil law, there are two types of kinship – by blood line and by the line of the husband (wife). Kinship by blood lineage is by birth, with the spouse’s lineage being presumed to be consanguineous with all blood relatives on the husband’s (wife’s) side.
According to the law, organ and tissue transplantation from a living donor requires a family relationship, the marriage to have lasted for at least 2 years from the admission to the hospital.
Anyone related up to and including the 4th generation is considered a relative.
Blood relationship
- 1st generation - mother, father, child
- 2nd generation - brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter
- 3rd generation - uncle, aunt, nephew, niece
- 4th generation - first cousins (3rd generation’s children)
In the case of consanguinity on the spouse's side, the same blood relatives on the spouse's side as above shall be considered as relatives. Any relatives who remain outside this relationship go to the ethics committee of the Ministry of Health.