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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 639: C. Limitation

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Two: EFFECTS OF THE DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Division Five: ACTION FOR RECOVERY OF THE ESTATE

The action for recovery of the estate shall be time-barred upon the expiry of one year from the date on which the claimant learns that he or she is an heir and that the defendant acting in good faith is in possession of the estate or of the estate asset, and in any event upon the expiry of ten years from the death of the deceased or the opening of the will.

The limitation period against persons not acting in good faith shall be twenty years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 639 · C. Zamanaşımı

Miras sebebiyle istihkak davası, davacının kendisinin mirasçı olduğunu ve iyiniyetli davalının terekeyi veya tereke malını elinde bulundurduğunu öğrendiği tarihten başlayarak bir yıl ve her hâlde mirasbırakanın ölümünün veya vasiyetnamenin açılmasının üzerinden on yıl geçmekle zamanaşımına uğrar.

İyiniyetli olmayanlara karşı zamanaşımı süresi yirmi yıldır.

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

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