Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 579: b. Effect on descendants

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

Unworthiness affects only the unworthy person.

The descendants of the unworthy person shall inherit as though he had predeceased the testator.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 579 · b. Altsoya etkisi

Mirastan yoksunluk, yalnız yoksun olanı etkiler.

Mirastan yoksun olanın altsoyu, mirasbırakandan önce ölen kimsenin altsoyu gibi mirasçı olur.

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

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