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

Article 580: 1. As heir

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

In order to be an heir, it is required to be alive and capable of inheriting at the moment of death of the testator.

If an heir who was alive at the moment of opening of the succession dies subsequently, his right of inheritance passes to his own heirs.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 580 · 1. Mirasçı olarak

Mirasçı olabilmek için mirasbırakanın ölümü anında mirasa ehil olarak sağ olmak şarttır.

Mirasın açıldığı anda sağ olan mirasçı sonradan ölürse, onun miras hakkı kendi mirasçılarına kalır.

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

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