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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 548: 2. Death before the testator

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 person appointed as heir or to whom a specific legacy has been left is not alive at the death of the testator, the contract of inheritance shall lapse automatically.

The heirs of the person who died before the testator may, unless otherwise agreed, claim from the disposer mortis causa the enrichment, as at the date of death, that such person obtained under the contract of inheritance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 548 · 2. Mirasbırakandan önce ölme

Mirasçı atanan veya kendisine belirli mal bırakılan kişi mirasbırakanın ölümünde sağ değilse, miras sözleşmesi kendiliğinden ortadan kalkar.

Mirasbırakandan önce ölen kişinin mirasçıları, aksi kararlaştırılmış olmadıkça, ölüme bağlı tasarrufta bulunandan, miras sözleşmesi uyarınca elde ettiği ölüm tarihindeki zenginleşmeyi geri isteyebilirler.

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

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