Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 582: 3. Unborn child

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

An unborn child shall be an heir on condition of being born alive.

A stillborn child may not be an heir.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 582 · 3. Cenin

Cenin, sağ doğmak koşuluyla mirasçı olur.

Ölü doğan çocuk mirasçı olamaz.

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