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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 559: III. Peremptory periods

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

The right to bring an action for annulment shall lapse upon the expiry of one year from the date on which the claimant learned of the disposition, of the ground for annulment and of his own entitlement, and in any event upon the expiry, from the date of opening in the case of wills and from the date of devolution of the estate in the case of other dispositions, of ten years as against defendants in good faith and twenty years as against defendants not in good faith.

Invalidity may be asserted at any time by way of defence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 559 · III. Hak düşürücü süreler

İptal davası açma hakkı, davacının tasarrufu, iptal sebebini ve kendisinin hak sahibi olduğunu öğrendiği tarihten başlayarak bir yıl ve her hâlde vasiyetnamelerde açılma tarihinin, diğer tasarruflarda mirasın geçmesi tarihinin üzerinden, iyiniyetli davalılara karşı on yıl, iyiniyetli olmayan davalılara karşı yirmi yıl geçmekle düşer.

Hükümsüzlük, def"i yoluyla her zaman ileri sürülebilir.

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

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