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

Article 512: III. Burden of proof

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

Disinheritance shall be valid only if the deceased has stated the ground for disinheritance in the relevant disposition.

If the disinherited person objects, the burden of proving the existence of the stated ground shall lie with the heir or the legatee who benefits from the disinheritance.

If the existence of the ground cannot be proven or the ground for disinheritance has not been stated in the disposition, the disposition shall be executed except as regards the reserved share of the heir; however, if the deceased made this disposition because of an obvious mistake concerning the ground for disinheritance, the disinheritance shall be invalid.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 512 · III. İspat yükü

Mirasçılıktan çıkarma, mirasbırakan ancak buna ilişkin tasarrufunda çıkarma sebebini belirtmişse geçerlidir.

Mirasçılıktan çıkarılan kimse itiraz ederse, belirtilen sebebin varlığını ispat, çıkarmadan yararlanan mirasçıya veya vasiyet alacaklısına düşer.

Sebebin varlığı ispat edilememiş veya çıkarma sebebi tasarrufta belirtilmemişse tasarruf, mirasçının saklı payı dışında yerine getirilir; ancak, mirasbırakan bu tasarrufu çıkarma sebebi hakkında düştüğü açık bir yanılma yüzünden yapmışsa, çıkarma geçersiz olur.

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

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