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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 576: B. Place of opening and competent court

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter One: OPENING OF THE SUCCESSION

Succession opens, in respect of all the assets, at the domicile of the testator.

Actions for the annulment or reduction of the dispositions of the testator, for the partition of the estate and for recovery of the inheritance (hereditatis petitio) shall be heard by the court of that domicile.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 576 · B. Açılma yeri ve yetkili mahkeme

Miras, malvarlığının tamamı için mirasbırakanın yerleşim yerinde açılır.

Mirasbırakanın tasarruflarının iptali veya tenkisi, mirasın paylaştırılması ve miras sebebiyle istihkak davaları bu yerleşim yeri mahkemesinde görülür.

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

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