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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 570: III. Order of reduction

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

Reduction shall be made, until the reserved portion is satisfied, first from dispositions mortis causa; if these are insufficient, from benefits inter vivos, proceeding backwards from the most recent to the oldest.

Dispositions mortis causa and benefits inter vivos made to public legal persons and to associations and foundations of public benefit shall be reduced last.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 570 · III. Tenkiste sıra

Tenkis, saklı pay tamamlanıncaya kadar, önce ölüme bağlı tasarruflardan; bu yetmezse, en yeni tarihlisinden en eskisine doğru geriye gidilmek üzere sağlararası kazandırmalardan yapılır.

Kamu tüzel kişileri ile kamuya yararlı dernek ve vakıflara yapılan ölüme bağlı tasarruflar ve sağlararası kazandırmalar en son sırada tenkis edilir.

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

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