NEWSLETTER-2019-metin

394 NEWSLETTER 2019 be conducted with a ritual, be announced, and be realized through the witnessing by the family members”. Conclusion The decision of the 3rd Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation links the validity of engagements through the conduct of a ritual, being announced, and being realized through the witness of family members. This decision is clearly contrary to the freedom of form principle that is the basic rule of Turkish private law, since no form requirement is regulated under the law.