father taking his kids to Turkey can he keep them there?

Yes, Yes, Yes, he can keep the kids in turkey and there is nothing that the other government can do to stop him, and to be honest the society there will back him up. I have been to turkey, though it is a b beautiful country, it is a male dominated world , and there they think the men know best about everything, My friend there is a Criminal Court Judge in Ankara,and he says that the father, If he is Turkish, will have the right to declare the kids Turkish , and not return them, and for the friend to get them back, then it would be such a long and drug out process, the kids would be grown up first, so take caution, and if they were my kids, it would be a big no no, but that's my opinion , good luck

Turkey is one of those countries where the person who is a citizen of Turkey can maintain custody of the children and the courts will not assist.~

If the children are US citizens, and courts here in the US have jurisdiction of the divorce.. she needs to IMMEDIATELY FILE with the court, for emergency orders to prevent him from leaving with the children. If he already has left.. she has no way to get them back, since the US does not have authority there.

http://www.international-divorce.com/non-hague.htm

according to this, Turkey IS part of the Hague convention, meaning it should recognize US authority in this conflict. Whether or not, it will live up to it, in your friends case.. I can't tell you.

She needs to get legal help immediately, if he already has gone.. and she has a long fight ahead.

adult adult males incredibly suck at a number of this toddler stuff. they don't have a similar instincts as we do. My bf could supply my mini heart assaults whilst he used to toss our 3 month old into the air and then seize her. How is that necessary? in any case, do no longer write him off for the stupid stuff. I agree the tub incident is notably undesirable. make specific to p.c.. your battles. with a bit of luck he gets a while seeing how stable father and mom take care of a toddler (such as you) and he will certainly study a factor or 2. If he needs time along with his son, you may motivate that. some fathers do no longer. It additionally may be stable for him and supply him some motivation to get his life straightened out. I say you paintings out some form of settlement. furnish him rides if he's of a similar opinion to observe the toddler at your place (and doubtless then you definately can supervise a sprint?) or think of of different strategies he ought to recover from (bus, acquaintances, and so on.) Oh, and he could be paying greater for his son than what he's paying. no remember who's call is on the delivery certificates. no remember who watches your son on a similar time as you paintings. no remember if there's a courtroom order or no longer. Your son has desires.

He sure can.

You wont have a prayer. Turkey is a muslim country and mother's rights mean nothing to them.

Once they are gone there will be nothing you can do to get them back. Please try to STOP him!

Yes He can. Your friend will then spend the rest of her life trying to get them back.

Watch the movie with Sally Field .."Not without my Daughter" and watch it NOW..

I SURGEST A CALL TO THE US STATE DEPT,EMBASSY OR CONSULATE, ASAP. GOOD LUCK

yes he can

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