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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 522: II. Transfer to the subsequent heir

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

If the time of transfer has not been specified in the disposition, the estate shall pass to the subsequent heir upon the death of the prior heir.

If a time of transfer has been specified in the disposition and that time has not yet arrived upon the death of the prior heir, the estate shall be delivered to the heirs of the prior heir, on condition that they provide security.

From the moment it becomes impossible for any reason for the estate to pass to the subsequent heir, the estate shall remain definitively with the prior heir or, if the prior heir has died, with his or her heirs.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 522 · II. Artmirasçıya geçiş

Tasarrufta geçiş anı belirtilmemişse miras, önmirasçının ölümüyle artmirasçıya geçer.

Tasarrufta geçiş anı gösterilmiş olup önmirasçının ölümünde bu an henüz gelmemişse miras, güvence göstermeleri koşuluyla önmirasçının mirasçılarına teslim edilir.

Mirasın artmirasçıya geçmesine herhangi bir sebeple olanak kalmadığı anda miras, önmirasçıya; önmirasçı ölmüşse onun mirasçılarına kesin olarak kalır.

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

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