Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 11: Absence or presumption of death

Part One: Private International Law › Chapter Two: Conflict-of-Laws Rules

(1) A declaration of absence or presumption of death is governed by the national law of the person concerned. If such a declaration cannot be made under that person's national law, it shall be made under Turkish law where the person's assets are located in Türkiye or where his or her spouse or one of the heirs is a Turkish citizen.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 11 · Gaiplik veya ölmüş sayılma

(1) Gaiplik veya ölmüş sayılma kararı, hakkında karar verilecek kişinin millî hukukuna tâbidir. Millî hukukuna göre hakkında gaiplik veya ölmüş sayılma kararı verilemeyen kişinin mallarının Türkiye'de bulunması veya eşinin veya mirasçılardan birinin Türk vatandaşı olması hâlinde, Türk hukukuna göre gaiplik veya ölmüş sayılma kararı verilir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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