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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 587: III. Absent person as both deceased and heir

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

If an inheritance devolves upon the absent person after his heirs have taken delivery of the estate assets, those to whom the inheritance share falling to him would accrue by reason of the absence may request delivery of that inheritance share without being required to obtain a separate declaration of absence.

The heirs of the absent person may likewise rely on the declaration of absence obtained by those who took delivery of the inheritance share falling to the absent person.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 587 · III. Gaibin hem mirasbırakan, hem mirasçı olması

Gaibin mirasçıları tereke mallarını teslim aldıktan sonra gaibe bir miras düşerse, ona düşen miras payı gaiplik sebebiyle kendilerine kalacak olanlar, ayrıca bir gaiplik kararı almak zorunda kalmaksızın bu miras payının teslimini isteyebilirler.

Gaibe düşen miras payını teslim alanların elde ettikleri gaiplik kararına aynı şekilde gaibin mirasçıları da dayanabilirler.

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

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