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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 35: 4. Effect

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

If the announcement yields no result, the court shall declare the absence, and rights dependent on death may be exercised as if the death of the absent person had been proven.

The declaration of absence takes effect from the date on which the mortal danger occurred or the last news was received.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 35 · 4. Hükmü

İlândan sonuç alınamazsa, mahkeme gaipliğe karar verir ve ölüme bağlı haklar, aynen gaibin ölümü ispatlanmış gibi kullanılır.

Gaiplik kararı ölüm tehlikesinin gerçekleştiği veya son haberin alındığı günden başlayarak hüküm doğurur.

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

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