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

Article 608: 3. Transfer of the right to disclaim

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Two: EFFECTS OF THE DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Division Two: ACQUISITION OF THE ESTATE A. Acquisition

The right to disclaim of an heir who dies without having disclaimed the estate passes to his own heirs.

For these heirs, the period for disclaimer begins from the date on which they learned that the estate had devolved upon their own deceased. However, this period shall not end before the expiry of the period granted to the heir for disclaiming the estate devolving from their own deceased.

If, as a result of a disclaimer, the estate passes to persons who were not previously heirs, the period for disclaimer begins to run for them from the date on which they learned that the estate had been disclaimed by the previous heirs.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 608 · 3. Ret hakkının geçmesi

Mirası reddetmeden ölen mirasçının ret hakkı kendi mirasçılarına geçer.

Bu mirasçılar için ret süresi, kendilerinin mirasbırakanına mirasın geçtiğini öğrendikleri tarihten başlar. Ancak bu süre, kendilerinin mirasbırakanından geçen mirasın reddi için mirasçıya tanınan süre dolmadıkça sona ermez.

Ret sonucunda miras daha önce mirasçı olmayanlara geçerse; bunlar için ret süresi, önceki mirasçılar tarafından mirasın reddedildiğini öğrendikleri tarihten işlemeye başlar.

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

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