Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 278: 1. Personal property

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 upon the death of one of the spouses, the surviving spouse may request that the assets which could be deemed his or her personal property under the regime of participation in acquired property be allocated to him or her, set off against his or her share.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 278 · 1. Kişisel mallar

Mal ortaklığının eşlerden birinin ölümüyle sona ermesi hâlinde sağ kalan eş, edinilmiş mallara katılma rejiminde kişisel malı sayılabilecek olanların payına mahsuben kendisine verilmesini isteyebilir.

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

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