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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 625: II. Enforcement proceedings, actions and limitation

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Two: EFFECTS OF THE DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Division Three: OFFICIAL INVENTORY

As long as the drawing up of the official inventory continues, no enforcement proceedings may be initiated for the debts of the deceased.

Limitation shall not run during this period.

Except in urgent cases, pending actions may not be continued, nor may new actions be brought.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 625 · II. İcra takibi, dava ve zamanaşımı

Resmî defter tutulması devam ettiği sürece mirasbırakanın borçları için icra takibi yapılamaz.

Bu süre içinde zamanaşımı işlemez.

Acele hâller dışında, davalara devam edilemiyeceği gibi, yeni dava da açılamaz.

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

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