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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 530: 3. Rights of creditors of the estate

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

If, at the moment of the opening of the succession, the estate is insufficient to cover the debts and the debts are not paid by the heirs either, the person who renounced and his or her heirs shall be liable to the creditors, up to the amount of their enrichment existing at the moment of the opening of the succession, out of the consideration they received from the deceased for the renunciation within the five years preceding his or her death.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 530 · 3. Tereke alacaklılarının hakları

Mirasın açılması anında tereke, borçları karşılayamıyorsa ve borçlar mirasçılar tarafından da ödenmiyorsa, feragat eden ve mirasçıları, alacaklılara karşı feragat için ölümünden önceki beş yıl içinde mirasbırakandan almış oldukları karşılıktan, mirasın açılması anındaki zenginleşmeleri tutarında sorumludurlar.

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

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