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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 498: IV. Relatives outside marriage

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

Persons born outside marriage whose descent has been established by acknowledgement or by court judgment shall inherit on the father's side in the same manner as relatives born within marriage.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 498 · IV. Evlilik dışı hısımlar

Evlilik dışında doğmuş ve soybağı, tanıma veya hâkim hükmüyle kurulmuş olanlar, baba yönünden evlilik içi hısımlar gibi mirasçı olurlar.

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

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