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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 557: I. Grounds

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter Two: DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH › Division Six: ANNULMENT AND REDUCTION OF DISPOSITIONS MORTIS CAUSA A. Action for annulment

An action may be brought for the annulment of a disposition mortis causa on the following grounds:

1. If the disposition was made at a time when the testator lacked capacity to dispose,

2. If the disposition was made as a result of error, deceit, intimidation or coercion,

3. If the content of the disposition, or the conditions or charges attached to it, are contrary to law or morality,

4. If the disposition was made without complying with the forms prescribed by law.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 557 · I. Sebepleri

Aşağıdaki sebeplerle ölüme bağlı bir tasarrufun iptali için dava açılabilir:

1. Tasarruf mirasbırakanın tasarruf ehliyeti bulunmadığı bir sırada yapılmışsa,

2. Tasarruf yanılma, aldatma, korkutma veya zorlama sonucunda yapılmışsa,

3. Tasarrufun içeriği, bağlandığı koşullar veya yüklemeler hukuka veya ahlâka aykırı ise,

4. Tasarruf kanunda öngörülen şekillere uyulmadan yapılmışsa.

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

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