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Turkish actress surname

On Jan. 28, 2024, Article 187 of the Turkish civil code change took effect: “A woman takes her husband's surname upon marriage; however, she can also use her previous surname before her husband's surname with a written application to the marriage officer or later to the civil registry office.” Before that change, Turkish married women had to bear their Husband surname only. I am bringing up this subject in relation to Turkish actresses surnames in IMDb database. Example I just came accross: Oruç, Burcu Tutkun (credited as Burcu Tutkun in "Payitaht: Abdülhamid" (2017) {2. Bolum (#1.2)}) I suspect the correction would be cumbersome and maybe disregarded by the reviewing editor. Would IMDb staff correct this actress surname to Burcu Oruç, Tutkun? Thank you in advance for your attention. PS: Another example, in the series and same episode is: Tolun, Sefika Ümit (as Sefika Tolun). In this case this actress surnames are Tolun Ümit, Sefika (is her first name). She has always been credited as Sefika Tolun up to her last project in IMDb in 2021. they are many similar other cases in IMDb database in relation to some Turkish actresses...

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Hi Malagaaunike- Thank you for posting! You are welcome to submit these name corrections through the respective online update form. Will note as well that the names have to go in accordance with our guidelines which you are welcome to review below: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/names-biographical-data/names/GSA3M6SFHRAERXZ3?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#corrections https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/names-biographical-data/names/GSA3M6SFHRAERXZ3?ref_=helpms_helpart_inline#corrections Cheers!

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Sorry but those two guidelines cited do not approach the question I did ask about and this particular issue is not contemplated.Thank you anyway for your time and note that I shall not make any submission on this matter. Cheers!

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