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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 495: I. Descendants

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter One: STATUTORY HEIRS A. Blood relatives

The first-degree heirs of the deceased are his or her descendants.

The children shall inherit in equal shares.

Children who died before the deceased shall be replaced, in every degree, by their own descendants by way of representation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 495 · I. Altsoy

Mirasbırakanın birinci derece mirasçıları, onun altsoyudur.

Çocuklar eşit olarak mirasçıdırlar.

Mirasbırakandan önce ölmüş olan çocukların yerini, her derecede halefiyet yoluyla kendi altsoyları alır.

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

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