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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 669: A. Among the heirs

Book Three: LAW OF SUCCESSION › Part Two: DEVOLUTION OF THE ESTATE › Chapter Three: PARTITION OF THE ESTATE › Division Three: EQUALISATION IN SUCCESSION

Statutory heirs shall be obliged towards one another to return to the estate, for the purpose of equalisation, the gratuitous inter vivos dispositions they have received from the deceased on account of their inheritance shares.

Dispositions made by the deceased to his or her descendants without consideration, such as providing a dowry or start-up capital, transferring assets or releasing from a debt, and the like, shall be subject to equalisation unless the deceased has expressly provided otherwise.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 669 · A. Mirasçılar arasında

Yasal mirasçılar, mirasbırakandan miras paylarına mahsuben elde ettikleri sağlararası karşılıksız kazandırmaları, denkleştirmeyi sağlamak için terekeye geri vermekle birbirlerine karşı yükümlüdürler.

Mirasbırakanın çeyiz veya kuruluş sermayesi vermek ya da bir malvarlığını devretmek veya borçtan kurtarmak ve benzerleri gibi karşılık almaksızın altsoyuna yapmış olduğu kazandırmalar, aksi mirasbırakan tarafından açıkça belirtilmiş olmadıkça, denkleştirmeye tâbidir.

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

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