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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 583: 4. Child to be born in the future

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

An estate or estate property may be left, as reversionary heir or reversionary legatee, to a person who does not yet exist at the moment of opening of the succession.

If no prior heir has been appointed by the testator, the statutory heir shall be deemed the prior heir.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 583 · 4. İleride doğacak çocuk

Mirasın açıldığı anda henüz var olmayan bir kimseye artmirasçı veya art vasiyet alacaklısı olarak, tereke veya tereke malı bırakılabilir.

Mirasbırakan tarafından önmirasçı atanmamışsa, yasal mirasçı, önmirasçı sayılır.

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

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