How does the Turkish courts deal with international child abduction cases and orders by the US courts for return of abducted children? Is Turkey a state that has ratified the Hague Convention? As a background, I've recently discovered that my former spouse, a Turkish and naturalized US citizen, intends to move back to Turkey with my 3 year old daughter. As ordered by a US court in our divorce, we have joint custody of our daughter with my former spouse being the custodial parent. My child and I are both US citizens by birth. If my spouse does abduct my child, do I have legal standing to compel the return of my child to her native country.