Inheritance Law
Wills and inheritance agreements, abatement and simulation actions, division of the estate and its liquidation.
Inheritance law governs how a person's estate passes to their heirs on death. Statutory and appointed heirs, reserved shares, wills and contracts of inheritance are its core subjects.
Certificates of inheritance, dividing the estate, abatement and actions against sham transfers by the deceased connect directly with transfers of property among heirs and the partition of co-ownership.
Typical matters
- Certificates of inheritance and establishing the estate
- Drafting wills and contracts of inheritance
- Abatement actions and claims against sham transfers by the deceased
- Dividing the estate and dissolving the community of heirs
Key legislation
- Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, Art. 495 ff. (inheritance law)
Training and congresses in this area
- 11 May 2026 Symposium on the Centenary of the Turkish Civil Code — Hasan Kalyoncu University Symposium · Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
- 19 December 2025 Family Law Agenda Symposium I (Istanbul 29 Mayıs University) Symposium · İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi
- 21 December 2023 – 23 December 2023 4th Civil Law Congress Congress · Hukukeğitim
Our publications in this field
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1995
Penalty and Break-up Fee in Case of Disengagement (Amendment to Article 83 of the Turkish Civil Code)
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Date not stated
Thoughts on the Claim for Non-Pecuniary Damages Directed to a Woman or Man Having an Affair with a Married Person and the Court of Cassation Decisions on the Subject in Particular