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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 518: II. Obligation of delivery

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter Two: DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH › Division Three: TYPES OF DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH

The bequeathed specific property shall be delivered in the condition in which it is at the moment of the opening of the succession; benefit and risk shall pass to the legatee at the moment of the opening of the succession.

The person obliged to execute the disposition shall have the rights and be subject to the obligations of an agent without authority in respect of expenses incurred on, and damage caused to, the bequeathed specific property after the opening of the succession.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 518 · II. Teslim borcu

Bırakılan belirli mal, mirasın açılması anındaki durumuyla teslim olunur; yarar ve hasar, mirasın açılması anında kendisine belirli mal bırakılana geçer.

Tasarrufu yerine getirme ile yükümlü olan kimse, mirasın açılmasından sonra bırakılan belirli mala yaptığı harcamalar ve mala verdiği zararlardan dolayı, vekâletsiz iş görenin haklarına sahip ve borçlarıyla yükümlü olur.

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

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