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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 629: 2. Liability for debts not entered in the inventory

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

Towards creditors who did not have their claims entered within the time limit, the heir shall be liable neither with his own personal assets nor with the assets passing to him from the estate.

However, the heir shall remain liable, to the extent of his enrichment, for claims that the creditor was unable to have entered in the inventory through no fault of his own, or that were not entered in the inventory although they had been declared.

Creditors whose claims are secured by estate assets may realise these rights from the security even if they have not been entered in the inventory.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 629 · 2. Deftere yazılmayanlardan sorumluluk

Alacaklarını süresi içinde yazdırmayan alacaklılara karşı mirasçı, kendi kişisel mallarıyla sorumlu olmadığı gibi; terekeden kendisine geçen mallarla da sorumlu tutulamaz.

Ancak, alacaklının kusuru olmadan deftere yazdıramadığı veya bildirdiği hâlde deftere yazılmamış alacakları için mirasçı, zenginleşmesi ölçüsünde sorumlu kalır.

Alacakları, tereke mallarıyla güvence altına alınmış olan alacaklılar deftere geçirilmemiş olsa bile bu haklarını güvenceden alabilirler.

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

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