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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 544: 3. Subsequent dispositions

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter Two: DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH › Division Four: FORMS OF DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH A. Will I. Forms

If the testator makes a new will without revoking his earlier will, the later will shall replace the earlier one, unless it undoubtedly merely supplements the earlier will.

A specific legacy shall also lapse, unless otherwise provided in the will, where the testator subsequently makes another disposition of that property that is incompatible with the legacy.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 544 · 3. Sonraki tasarruflar

Mirasbırakan, önceki vasiyetnamesini ortadan kaldırmaksızın yeni bir vasiyetname yaparsa, kuşkuya yer bırakmayacak surette önceki vasiyetnameyi tamamlamadıkça, sonraki vasiyetname onun yerini alır.

Belirli mal bırakma vasiyeti de, vasiyetnamede aksi belirtilmedikçe, mirasbırakanın sonradan o mal üzerinde bu vasiyetle bağdaşmayan başka bir tasarrufta bulunmasıyla ortadan kalkar.

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

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