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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 643: C. Postponement on account of an unborn child

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Three: PARTITION OF THE ESTATE › Division One: COMMUNITY OF HEIRS PRIOR TO PARTITION A. Effect of the devolution of the estate

Where, on the date of the opening of the succession, there is an unborn child who may become an heir, partition shall be postponed until its birth.

Where the mother is in need, she may request that her maintenance expenses until the birth be provided from the estate.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 643 · C. Cenin nedeniyle erteleme

Mirasın açıldığı tarihte, mirasçı olabilecek bir cenin varsa paylaşma doğumuna kadar ertelenir.

Ana muhtaç ise, doğuma kadar geçim giderlerinin terekeden sağlanmasını isteyebilir.

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

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