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

Article 31: b. Presumption of death

Book One: LAW OF PERSONS › Part One: NATURAL PERSONS › Chapter One: PERSONALITY A. In general

Where a person disappears in circumstances which render his or her death certain, he or she shall be deemed to have actually died even if the body has not been found.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 31 · b. Ölüm karinesi

Bir kimse, ölümüne kesin gözle bakılmayı gerektiren durumlar içinde kaybolursa, cesedi bulunamamış olsa bile gerçekten ölmüş sayılır.

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

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