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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 497: III. Grandmothers and grandfathers

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

The heirs of a deceased who has no descendants, no mother and father, and no descendants of them, are his or her grandmothers and grandfathers. They shall inherit in equal shares.

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

If one of the grandmothers and grandfathers on the mother's or the father's side has died before the deceased without leaving descendants, the share falling to him or her shall pass to the heirs on the same side.

If both of the grandmothers and grandfathers on the mother's or the father's side have died before the deceased without leaving descendants, the entire estate shall pass to the heirs on the other side.

Where there is a surviving spouse, if one of the grandmothers and grandfathers has died before the deceased, his or her share shall pass to his or her own child; if there is no child, to the grandmother and grandfather on that side; and if both the grandmother and grandfather on one side have died, their shares shall pass to the other side.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 497 · III. Büyük ana ve büyük baba

Altsoyu, ana ve babası ve onların altsoyu bulunmayan mirasbırakanın mirasçıları, büyük ana ve büyük babalarıdır. Bunlar, eşit olarak mirasçıdırlar.

Mirasbırakandan önce ölmüş olan büyük ana ve büyük babaların yerlerini, her derecede halefiyet yoluyla kendi altsoyları alır.

Ana veya baba tarafından olan büyük ana ve büyük babalardan biri altsoyu bulunmaksızın mirasbırakandan önce ölmüşse, ona düşen pay aynı taraftaki mirasçılara kalır.

Ana veya baba tarafından olan büyük ana ve büyük babaların ikisi de altsoyları bulunmaksızın mirasbırakandan önce ölmüşlerse, bütün miras diğer taraftaki mirasçılara kalır.

Sağ kalan eş varsa, büyük ana ve büyük babalardan birinin mirasbırakandan önce ölmüş olması hâlinde, payı kendi çocuğuna; çocuğu yoksa o taraftaki büyük ana ve büyük babaya; bir taraftaki büyük ana ve büyük babanın her ikisinin de ölmüş olmaları hâlinde onların payları diğer tarafa geçer.

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

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