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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 574: II. Restitution

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part One: HEIRS › Chapter Two: DISPOSITIONS UPON DEATH › Division Seven: ACTIONS ARISING FROM CONTRACTS OF INHERITANCE

Where a person who renounced the inheritance becomes obliged by reason of reduction to return property or another asset to the estate, he may, at his option, either return the value subject to reduction or return to the estate everything he received and participate in the partition as if he had not renounced the inheritance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 574 · II. Geri verme

Mirastan feragat eden, tenkis sebebiyle terekeye bir malı veya diğer bir değeri geri vermekle yükümlü olursa; dilerse tenkise tâbi değeri geri verir, dilerse almış olduklarının tamamını terekeye geri vererek mirastan feragat etmemiş gibi paylaşmaya katılır.

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

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