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In Azerbaijan, adultery could now cost a spouse between 10,000 and 20,000 manats in moral compensation, according to a claim published by Demokrat.az and attributed to lawyer Turan Abdullazade.
According to his interpretation, a “new decision” in force from 2026 allows the injured party to seek compensation for violations of personal rights and humiliation of dignity.
A related claim has also surfaced in local coverage suggesting that women in Azerbaijan cheat more often than men, again based on comments attributed to the same lawyer.
The key issue in such cases would be proving the affair itself. Abdullazade said possible evidence could include photos, videos, correspondence, and in some cases documents linked to extramarital relationships.
He also said the claimant may propose the amount of moral damages, provided the figure is reasonable, and suggested a range of 10,000 to 20,000 manats.
Even so, the existence of such lawsuits in theory under general rules protecting personal non-property rights and moral harm does not automatically mean there is now a fixed legal “price tag” for adultery.
In Azerbaijan’s legal system, moral compensation is usually tied to the facts of a specific case, the strength of the evidence, and the court’s assessment, rather than to a pre-set tariff.
That follows from the broader logic of legislation on moral damages, not from any separately identified act dealing specifically with spousal infidelity.