I have been married to a Turkish citizen and lived in Turkey for 25 years and have never used his name. We have had documents signed at the notary where I used my name, so when last year a clerk insisted I use his, we showed her precedence and there was nothing she could do (husband and I are very stubborn).

My reasoning is that I was a graduate student and was first employed here in Turkey with my own name. It is my professional name. My husband is just a feminist