2025 Marriage Procedures

1. Blood Test at the Health Center

First of all, you need to go to the health center with your spouse and have a blood test. You can have the test done at the same health center. This test is necessary to check your health status before marriage.

2. SMA Test Requirement

Your blood test results are usually available within a day. As of 2025, SMA testing will be mandatory for men. SMA test results are available in about a month. If necessary, this test can also be performed for women.

3. Lung Film in Tuberculosis Dispensary

After the blood test, your doctor will direct you to the Tuberculosis Dispensary. You need to have a chest X-ray here. The results of the X-ray usually come out the same day.

4. Get a Health Report from Your Family Doctor

You can apply to your family doctor with your lung X-ray result. You can get your health report by submitting a passport or biometric photograph and your lung X-ray to your family doctor.

5. Application to the Marriage Directorate

You must go to the marriage directorate with your health report, your ID and 4 passport photos. During your application, the suitability of your wedding date is checked.

6. Creating a Wedding Venue and Appointment

If you are planning to have the wedding at the wedding hall, you need to make an appointment by specifying this.

7. Petition for Surname Change

If you want to continue using your maiden name, you must fill out and sign a petition stating that you want to use it with your spouse's surname.