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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 609: 4. Form of the disclaimer

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 disclaimer of the estate shall be made by the heirs by an oral or written declaration to the civil court of peace.

The disclaimer must be unconditional and unreserved.

The judge of the civil court of peace shall record the oral or written declaration of disclaimer in a report.

A declaration of disclaimer made within the time limit shall be entered in a special register by the civil court of peace of the place where the succession opened, and the disclaiming heir shall, upon request, be issued a document showing the disclaimer.

The manner in which the report and the register are to be kept shall be governed by a regulation issued by the President of the Republic.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 609 · 4. Reddin şekli

Mirasın reddi, mirasçılar tarafından sulh mahkemesine sözlü veya yazılı beyanla yapılır.

Reddin kayıtsız ve şartsız olması gerekir.

Sulh hâkimi, sözlü veya yazılı ret beyanını bir tutanakla tespit eder.

Süresi içinde yapılmış olan ret beyanı, mirasın açıldığı yerin sulh mahkemesince özel kütüğüne yazılır ve reddeden mirasçı isterse kendisine reddi gösteren bir belge verilir.

Tutanağın ve kütüğün nasıl tutulacağı Cumhurbaşkanınca çıkarılan yönetmelikle düzenlenir.

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

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