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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 597: III. Service on interested persons

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Two: EFFECTS OF THE DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Division One: PROTECTIVE MEASURES

A certified copy of the parts of the will concerning them shall be served by the judge on each of the persons entitled to the estate, the costs being borne by the estate.

The parts of the will concerning persons whose whereabouts are unknown shall be served on them by public notice.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 597 · III. İlgililere tebliğ

Mirasta hak sahibi olanların her birine gideri terekeye ait olmak üzere, vasiyetnamenin kendilerine ilişkin kısımlarının onaylı bir örneği hâkim tarafından tebliğ edilir.

Nerede olduğu bilinmeyenlere vasiyetnamenin kendilerine ilişkin kısımları ilân yolu ile tebliğ olunur.

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

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