viously , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Code ▁of ▁Civil ▁Law , ▁Article ▁ 1 8 7 , ▁required ▁a ▁married ▁woman ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ; ▁or ▁else ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁birth ▁name ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁name ▁by ▁giving ▁a ▁written ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁officer ▁or ▁the ▁civil ▁registry ▁office . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁prohib iting ▁married ▁women ▁from ▁retain ing ▁only ▁ma iden ▁names ▁is ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁their ▁rights . ▁ ▁Gene al ogy ▁Gene alog ists ▁often ▁also ▁make ▁note ▁of ▁all ▁s urn ames ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁during ▁their ▁lifetime ▁( such ▁as ▁those ▁acquired ▁from ▁birth ▁parents , ▁those ▁assigned ▁at ▁birth ▁when ▁the ▁father ▁is ▁unknown ▁or ▁not ▁acknowled ged , ▁those ▁acquired ▁at ▁marriage , ▁and ▁those ▁acquired ▁at ▁a ▁rem ar riage ). ▁For ▁example , ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁male ▁child ▁abandoned ▁at ▁birth ▁in ▁Italy ▁or ▁in ▁other ▁European ▁countries ▁will ▁receive ▁no ▁surname ▁from ▁either ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁parents ▁but , ▁instead , ▁will ▁be ▁assigned ▁a ▁surname — o ften ▁invent ed ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁nature , ▁e . g ., ▁min eral ▁(" P iet ra "), ▁veget able ▁(" R osa ") ▁or ▁animal ▁(" Le oni "), ▁or ▁otherwise ▁according ▁to ▁custom ▁within ▁a ▁local ity , ▁such ▁as ▁" Esp os ito " ▁( mean ing ▁" ab andon ed ") ▁or ▁"