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

Article 422: 1. Procedure

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Three: GUARDIANSHIP › Chapter One: ORGANISATION OF GUARDIANSHIP › Division Four: APPOINTMENT OF THE GUARDIAN A. Conditions

The person appointed as guardian may exercise the right to decline the guardianship within ten days from the service of this appointment on him or her.

Any interested person may assert that the appointment is contrary to law within ten days from the day on which he or she learns that the guardian has been appointed.

If the guardianship authority finds the ground for declining the guardianship or for the objection to be justified, it shall appoint a new guardian; if it does not find it justified, it shall notify the supervisory authority of the situation, together with its opinion on the matter, for the necessary decision to be made.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 422 · 1. Usul

Vasiliğe atanan kişi, bu durumun kendisine tebliğinden başlayarak on gün içinde vasilikten kaçınma hakkını kullanabilir.

İlgili olan herkes, vasinin atandığını öğrendiği günden başlayarak on gün içinde atamanın kanuna aykırı olduğunu ileri sürebilir.

Vesayet makamı, vasilikten kaçınma veya itiraz sebebini yerinde görürse yeni bir vasi atar; yerinde görmediği takdirde, bu konudaki görüşü ile birlikte gerekli kararı vermek üzere durumu denetim makamına bildirir.

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

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