Inheritance Law

How to make a valid will in Turkey: official, handwritten and oral wills, reserved shares, opening of the will, annulment and reduction actions, and rules for foreigners.

How is an estate divided in Turkey? Statutory heirs, the surviving spouse’s share, worked examples, reserved portions and the action for reduction, certificate of inheritance, foreign heirs, partition and inheritance tax.

How heirs in Turkey can cancel sham property sales made by a deceased parent to disinherit them: conditions, evidence, no limitation period and the action for reduction.

How to renounce an inheritance in Turkey and avoid liability for the deceased’s debts: the three-month deadline, procedure before the court, acts that count as acceptance, deemed renunciation of insolvent estates and heirs abroad.