Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Code of Obligations

Article 612: B. Form

Part Two: Special Obligational Relationships › Chapter Seventeen: Life Annuity and Lifetime Maintenance Contracts › Division Two: Lifetime Maintenance Contract

A lifetime maintenance contract shall not be valid unless made in the form of a contract of inheritance, even if it does not contain an appointment of an heir.

If the contract is concluded by a care institution recognised by the State in compliance with the conditions determined by the competent authorities, the written form shall be sufficient for its validity.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 612 · B. Şekli

Ölünceye kadar bakma sözleşmesi, mirasçı atanmasını içermese bile, miras sözleşmesi şeklinde yapılmadıkça geçerli olmaz.

Sözleşme, Devletçe tanınmış bir bakım kurumu tarafından yetkili makamların belirlediği koşullara uyularak yapılmışsa, geçerliliği için yazılı şekil yeterlidir.

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

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