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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 506: II. Reserved portion

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter Two: DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH › Division Two: FREEDOM OF DISPOSITION A. Disposable portion

The reserved share consists of the following proportions:

1. For descendants, one half of the statutory share of inheritance,

2. For each of the mother and the father, one quarter of the statutory share of inheritance,

3. Repealed: 4/5/2007, Law No. 5650, Art. 2

4. For the surviving spouse, where inheriting together with descendants or with the class of mother and father, the whole of the statutory share of inheritance; in other cases, three quarters of the statutory share of inheritance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 506 · II. Saklı pay

Saklı pay aşağıdaki oranlardan ibarettir:

1. Altsoy için yasal miras payının yarısı,

2. Ana ve babadan her biri için yasal miras payının dörtte biri,

3. (Mülga: 4/5/2007-5650/2 md.)

4. Sağ kalan eş için, altsoy veya ana ve baba zümresiyle birlikte mirasçı olması hâlinde yasal miras payının tamamı, diğer hâllerde yasal miras payının dörtte üçü.

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

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