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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 276: 1. In the event of death or the adoption of another matrimonial property regime

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part One: LAW OF MARRIAGE › Chapter Four: MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME BETWEEN SPOUSES › Division Five: COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY A. Ownership

Where the community of property ends due to the death of one of the spouses or the adoption of another matrimonial property regime, each spouse or his or her heirs shall be given half of the community property.

Another division ratio may be agreed upon by a matrimonial property contract.

Such agreements may not impair the reserved portions of the descendants.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 276 · 1. Ölüm veya diğer bir mal rejiminin kabulü hâlinde

Eşlerden birinin ölümü veya diğer bir mal rejiminin kabulü sebebiyle mal ortaklığının sona ermesi hâlinde, her eşe veya mirasçılarına ortaklık mallarının yarısı verilir.

Mal rejimi sözleşmesiyle başka bir paylaşma oranı kararlaştırılabilir.

Bu tür anlaşmalar altsoyun saklı paylarını zedeleyemez.

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

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