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.vz-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .vz-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.75rem,7.5vw,2.5rem)}\n  .vz-protect{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:12px}\n  .vz-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .vz-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.85rem)}\n  .vz-step{gap:14px}\n  .vz-step-num{width:44px;height:44px;font-size:1rem}\n  .vz-steps::before{left:21px}\n  .vz-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.vzc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"vz\">\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"vz-hero\">\n  <div class=\"vz-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vz-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vz-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"vz-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"vz-eyebrow\">Estate Planning \u00b7 Foreign Owner Guide \u00b7 October 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Vasiyetname: How to Make a Turkish Will for Your Property<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"vz-hero-sub\">Turkish law decides what happens to Turkish real estate, and it recognises its own will instrument \u2014 the vasiyetname. Here are the three forms it comes in, the formalities that make each one stand up, and the reserved shares no will can cut out.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"vz-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"vz-hm\">&#128220; <strong>Three forms under Civil Code No. 4721<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-hm\">&#9878;&#65039; <strong>Reserved shares limit what you can give away<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-hm\">&#127482;&#127479; <strong>Written for foreign owners of Turkish property<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DATA STRIP -->\n<div class=\"vz-strip\">\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"vz-si\"><span class=\"vz-sv\">3<\/span><span class=\"vz-sl\">Recognised Forms Of Will<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-si\"><span class=\"vz-sv\">Age 15<\/span><span class=\"vz-sl\">Minimum To Make A Will<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-si\"><span class=\"vz-sv\">Art. 506<\/span><span class=\"vz-sl\">Sets The Reserved Shares<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-si\"><span class=\"vz-sv\">1 Month<\/span><span class=\"vz-sl\">Before An Oral Will Lapses<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- INTRO + DATA SHEET -->\n<section class=\"vzs\">\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-2col\">\n      <div class=\"vz-body\">\n        <span class=\"vzt\">Start Here<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"vz-title\">A will made at home is not the instrument Turkish law is looking for<\/h2>\n\n        <p>Most foreign owners of Turkish property have made a will somewhere. It was drawn up in London or Berlin or Dubai, it lists the house, the pensions and the bank accounts, and somewhere in it there is a line about &ldquo;any other property I may own&rdquo;. The assumption is that the apartment in Antalya travels with everything else. It does not, at least not automatically, because succession to real estate located in Turkey is assessed under Turkish law and registered by a Turkish land registry that will want to see something it recognises.<\/p>\n        <p>Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/inheritance-law-in-turkey\/\">inheritance law in Turkey<\/a> sets out that rule and what the heirs of a foreign owner actually have to do. This guide is the other half of the question: not what happens if you do nothing, but what the Turkish instrument looks like if you decide to do something. That instrument is the <strong>vasiyetname<\/strong> &mdash; a will made in one of the forms the Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721) recognises.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"vz-hbox\">\n          <strong>The distinction worth holding on to:<\/strong> making a Turkish will does not let you override Turkish succession law. It lets you make choices <em>inside<\/em> it. A vasiyetname governs the portion of your estate that is genuinely yours to direct, and the reserved shares described below sit outside your reach no matter how the document is worded.\n        <\/div>\n        <p>What follows is the structure of the three recognised forms, the formalities that decide whether each one survives a challenge, the limits on what you can direct, and the sequence worth following. It is a briefing rather than legal advice. Statutory wording and practice change, every family is different, and a will is exactly the document where a formality defect only shows up when you are no longer available to fix it. Confirm the current position with a licensed Turkish lawyer before you act on anything here.<\/p>\n    \n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"vz-ov\">\n          <div class=\"vz-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Vasiyetname \u2014 At A Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The framework as the sources consulted describe it<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Governing statute<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Civil Code No. 4721<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Forms recognised<\/span><span class=\"vz-or burg\">Three (Art. 531)<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Official will<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Arts. 532\u2013537<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Handwritten will<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Art. 538<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Oral will<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Arts. 539\u2013541<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Minimum age<\/span><span class=\"vz-or burg\">15 (Art. 502)<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Capacity required<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Sound judgement at signing<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Witnesses, official will<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Two<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Reserved shares<\/span><span class=\"vz-or burg\">Arts. 505\u2013506<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Reduction action<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Arts. 560\u2013571<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Annulment time limits<\/span><span class=\"vz-or\">Art. 559<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"vz-ov-row\"><span class=\"vz-ol\">Revocable?<\/span><span class=\"vz-or burg\">Yes, at any time<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-warn\"><strong>On the article numbers and fractions in this guide.<\/strong> The official text of Law No. 4721 is published by the Turkish government at mevzuat.gov.tr, which we were unable to reach while preparing this article. Everything below is therefore drawn from three Turkish law-firm commentaries retrieved on 14 October 2026 and named at the end of this guide, which agree with one another on the points we have reproduced. Treat them as a map, not as the statute, and have a licensed Turkish lawyer confirm the current wording before you rely on it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- STEPS -->\n<section class=\"vzs vzg\">\n  <div class=\"vzc vzct\">\n    <span class=\"vzt\">The Sequence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"vz-title\">Making a vasiyetname, in the order that actually works<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"vz-sub\">Written as a sequence because the commonest failures are ordering failures \u2014 people choose a form before they know what they are allowed to direct.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-steps\" style=\"max-width:860px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">1<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Establish which assets Turkish law reaches<\/h3><p>Before drafting anything, separate your Turkish real estate from the rest of your estate. The point of the exercise is not to produce a single global document but to know which of your assets Turkish succession rules govern, and whether your existing arrangements already do something sensible with them. For most foreign owners this is one apartment or one villa, and the answer is quick.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">2<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Work out your reserved-share position<\/h3><p>The reserved portion (sakl&#305; pay) decides how much of the estate you can actually direct. It depends on who survives you &mdash; children, a spouse, parents &mdash; so it has to be calculated against your real family, not in the abstract. Until you know the free portion, you do not know what there is to write a will about.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">3<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Choose the form deliberately<\/h3><p>The official will made before a notary is the default for anyone with property and heirs in more than one country, because it is drafted by an official, witnessed, and kept on file. The handwritten will is quicker and private but fails on small formality defects. The oral will is an emergency instrument and is not an estate-planning choice at all.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">4<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Draft in language that survives translation<\/h3><p>A Turkish will that disposes of Turkish real estate should identify the property the way the register does &mdash; province, district, block and parcel &mdash; rather than by a marketing name or a street address. Our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/tapu-title-deed-turkey\/\">tapu and the title deed system<\/a> explains which identifiers matter, and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/parsel-sorgu-check-turkish-land-parcel-online\/\">parsel sorgu<\/a> is how you look them up.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">5<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Execute it with the right people in the room<\/h3><p>For an official will this means a competent official and two witnesses, none of whom may be a beneficiary or closely related to one. The exclusions are strict and they are the single most common reason an otherwise sensible will is attacked later. Check the list before the appointment rather than at it.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">6<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Make sure it can be found<\/h3><p>A will nobody knows about does nothing. An official will is held by the official who drew it up; a handwritten one can be deposited with a notary or magistrate for safekeeping. At minimum, one person who will outlive you should know the Turkish will exists, which form it takes and who to contact about it.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-step\"><div class=\"vz-step-num\">7<\/div><div class=\"vz-step-body\"><h3>Review it when the facts change<\/h3><p>A vasiyetname can be revoked or replaced at any time while you have capacity. Marriage, divorce, a new child, selling the Turkish property or buying another one all change either the reserved-share arithmetic or the subject matter. A will that was right in 2020 and has not been looked at since is a document working from stale facts.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CARDS -->\n<section class=\"vzs\">\n  <div class=\"vzc vzct\">\n    <span class=\"vzt\">The Three Forms<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"vz-title\">What each form of vasiyetname requires<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"vz-sub\">Turkish law recognises three. They are not interchangeable, and the formalities are what decide whether the document holds.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-protect\">\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#127963;&#65039;<\/span><h3>Official will (resm\u00ee vasiyetname)<\/h3><p>Drawn up by a competent official &mdash; a notary, a justice of the peace or another officer authorised by law &mdash; in the presence of two witnesses. The testator reads and signs the text, the official dates and signs it, and the testator declares before the two witnesses that the document contains their last wishes. Articles 532 to 537.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#9997;&#65039;<\/span><h3>Handwritten will (el yaz\u0131l\u0131 vasiyetname)<\/h3><p>Must be written out entirely in the testator&rsquo;s own hand, carry a clear date and be signed by hand. No witnesses are needed. A will of this kind that contains typed text fails the form requirement. It can be deposited with a notary, magistrate or authorised officer, open or sealed. Article 538.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#128483;&#65039;<\/span><h3>Oral will (s\u00f6zl\u00fc vasiyetname)<\/h3><p>Available only in extraordinary circumstances where neither other form is possible &mdash; imminent danger of death, illness, war. The testator declares their wishes to two witnesses; one records them with the place and date, both sign, and it is presented to the competent court. Articles 539 to 541.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#9203;<\/span><h3>The oral will expires<\/h3><p>An oral will is a stopgap, not a plan. Once the testator is again able to make a will in one of the other two forms, the oral will lapses one month later. Anyone relying on one as their arrangement for a Turkish property has an arrangement with an expiry date on it.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#128683;<\/span><h3>Who cannot officiate or witness<\/h3><p>For an official will, the sources consulted exclude those lacking capacity to act, those barred from public service by court decision, people who cannot read and write, and the testator&rsquo;s spouse, descendants and blood relatives, as well as siblings and their spouses. Involving an excluded person puts the will at risk.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-pc\"><span class=\"vz-pc-icon\">&#128274;<\/span><h3>Capacity is judged at the moment of signing<\/h3><p>Article 502 requires the testator to have reached fifteen and to have sound judgement. Capacity is assessed at the time the will is executed, which is why contemporaneous evidence of it &mdash; and an official rather than a private form &mdash; matters so much where a challenge is foreseeable.<\/p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- TABLE -->\n<section class=\"vzs vzg\">\n  <div class=\"vzc vzct\">\n    <span class=\"vzt\">Side By Side<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"vz-title\">Choosing between the official and the handwritten will<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"vz-sub\">For an overseas owner the practical choice is almost always between these two. The oral will is included only to show why it is not an option.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-compare-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"vz-compare\">\n        <thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Official (Arts. 532\u2013537)<\/th><th>Handwritten (Art. 538)<\/th><th>Oral (Arts. 539\u2013541)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Available as a planning choice<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"no\">Emergency only<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Official drafts the document<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Witnesses required<\/td><td>Two<\/td><td class=\"no\">None<\/td><td>Two<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Must be fully handwritten<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Dated and signed by the testator<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"no\">Recorded by a witness<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Usable if you cannot read or write<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Held on file by an official<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>Only if deposited<\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Risk of being lost or suppressed<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Low<\/td><td class=\"no\">Higher<\/td><td class=\"no\">Higher<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Exposure to formality defects<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Lower<\/td><td class=\"no\">Higher<\/td><td class=\"no\">Highest<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Expires by operation of law<\/td><td class=\"yes\">No<\/td><td class=\"yes\">No<\/td><td class=\"no\">One month<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Revocable while you have capacity<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"vz-body\" style=\"margin-top:28px;max-width:860px;\">\n        <p>For an owner who lives outside Turkey, the official will is usually the better instrument, and the reason is evidential rather than legal. A will drawn up by an official in front of two witnesses, held on file and capable of being produced on request, is a much harder document to attack than a sheet of paper found in a drawer whose date, handwriting and the testator&rsquo;s state of mind are all now matters of argument. The handwritten will is perfectly valid, and it is free &mdash; but it puts every one of those questions on your heirs at the one moment you cannot help them.<\/p>\n        <p>There is a language dimension too. A will that disposes of Turkish real estate will be read by Turkish officials and, if contested, a Turkish court. Working through a notary with a sworn translator present is how most foreign owners square the need to understand what they are signing with the need for the document to function in Turkish. If you cannot travel, note that a will is a personal act &mdash; a <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/power-of-attorney-turkey-property\/\">power of attorney<\/a> lets someone handle a property transaction on your behalf, not make your will for you.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"vz-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Own property in Turkey and no Turkish will in place?<\/h3>\n        <p>We work with licensed Turkish lawyers on succession and title. Tell us what you own and we will point you at the right person.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/contact\/\" class=\"vzbtn\">Speak to Our Team &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"vzs\">\n  <div class=\"vzc vzct\">\n    <span class=\"vzt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"vz-title\">Vasiyetname and Turkish wills \u2014 frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"vz-sub\">What foreign owners of Turkish property ask most often about making, limiting and challenging a Turkish will.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">What is a vasiyetname?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">A vasiyetname is a will made in one of the forms recognised by the Turkish Civil Code, Law No. 4721. Turkish law recognises three: the official will, drawn up by a competent official such as a notary or a justice of the peace in the presence of two witnesses; the handwritten will, written out entirely in the testator's own hand, dated and signed; and the oral will, which is available only in extraordinary circumstances where neither of the other forms is possible. For an owner of Turkish real estate, the vasiyetname is the instrument Turkish officials and Turkish courts are set up to recognise, which is why it matters even to someone who already has a perfectly good will at home.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">Does my will from my home country cover my Turkish property?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">Not in the way most owners assume. Succession to real estate located in Turkey, and the registration of that transfer at the land registry, is assessed under Turkish law, whether or not the deceased or the heir is a foreign national. A will made abroad does not displace those rules, and it may also create practical difficulty: a foreign document has to be legalised in the country that issued it and translated by a sworn translator before a Turkish court will act on it. The useful question to put to a Turkish lawyer is not whether your existing will is valid where you made it, but which of your assets Turkish law reaches and whether your current plan survives contact with those rules.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">Can a Turkish will leave everything to whoever I choose?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">No. Turkish law protects a reserved portion, the sakl\u0131 pay, for certain close relatives, and that portion sits outside what any will can direct. Articles 505 and 506 of the Civil Code govern it. According to the commentaries consulted for this guide, descendants are entitled to one half of their statutory share and parents to one quarter of theirs, while a surviving spouse is entitled either to the whole of their statutory share or to three quarters of it, depending on which class of heirs the spouse inherits alongside. None of the sources we consulted lists siblings among the protected heirs. Because the fractions bite on the statutory share rather than on the estate as a whole, the only way to know your free portion is to have it calculated against your actual family.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">What happens if a will ignores the reserved shares?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">The will is not automatically void. A protected heir who has received less than their reserved portion can bring a reduction action, the tenkis davas\u0131, which is governed by Articles 560 to 571 of the Civil Code and cuts the excessive dispositions back far enough to restore the reserved share. That is different from an action to annul the will altogether, which attacks validity rather than quantum and is subject to the time limits in Article 559: one year from the point at which the claimant learns of the will, the ground of invalidity and their own status as a beneficiary, and in any event ten years from the opening of the will where the defendants acted in good faith, or twenty years where they did not.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">Who can make a Turkish will, and can it be changed later?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">Article 502 requires the testator to have reached the age of fifteen and to have sound judgement. Capacity is assessed at the moment the will is executed rather than diagnosed in general terms, which is one practical argument for the official form where a challenge is foreseeable: the involvement of an official and two witnesses produces contemporaneous evidence that the testator knew what they were doing. A will can be freely revoked or replaced at any time while the testator retains capacity, so it is worth revisiting after a marriage, a divorce, a new child, or the sale or purchase of Turkish property.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-q\" onclick=\"vzFaq(this)\">Who cannot act as the official or a witness to a Turkish will?<span class=\"vz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vz-faq-a\">For an official will, the sources consulted for this guide exclude people who lack the capacity to act, people barred from public service by a court decision, people who cannot read and write, and the testator's spouse, descendants and blood relatives, together with the testator's siblings and their spouses. The underlying principle is that nobody with a stake in the outcome should help create the document. Involving an excluded person is one of the commonest reasons an otherwise sensible will is attacked afterwards, so the list is worth checking before the appointment rather than discovering it at the notary's desk.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FURTHER READING -->\n<section class=\"vzs vzg\">\n  <div class=\"vzc vzct\">\n    <span class=\"vzt\">Keep Reading<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"vz-title\">Where to go next<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"vz-sub\">The rest of our succession and title library for foreign owners of Turkish property.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"vzc\">\n    <div class=\"vz-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/inheritance-law-in-turkey\/\">Inheritance law in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; what happens to your property when you die, and what your heirs must do.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/tapu-title-deed-turkey\/\">The tapu and title deed system<\/a> &mdash; how Turkish ownership is recorded and which identifiers matter.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/takyidat-encumbrance-check-turkey\/\">Takyidat and encumbrance checks<\/a> &mdash; reading what is registered against a property, not just who owns it.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/hisseli-tapu-shared-title-deed-turkey\/\">Hisseli tapu: shared title deeds<\/a> &mdash; what co-ownership gives you, and how it complicates succession.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/power-of-attorney-turkey-property\/\">Power of attorney in Turkey<\/a> &mdash; what someone can and cannot do on your behalf.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/lawyer-to-buy-property-in-turkey\/\">Do you need a lawyer to buy in Turkey?<\/a> &mdash; when independent Turkish legal advice earns its fee.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/legal-services\/\">Legal services<\/a> &mdash; title deed work, due diligence and succession support.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkey-property-guides\/\">Turkey property guides<\/a> &mdash; the full library for foreign buyers and owners.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      \n      <h3 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:#1a1a2e;margin:30px 0 10px;\">Sources<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.88rem;\">The statutory framework described above is reproduced from the following commentaries on Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, all retrieved on 14 October 2026. The official text of the Code is published by the Turkish government at mevzuat.gov.tr, which we were unable to reach while preparing this article; where the sources below did not supply a figure, none has been stated here.<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>G\u00fcr\u00fclkan \u00c7ak\u0131r G\u00fcnay Avukatl\u0131k Ortakl\u0131\u011f\u0131, &ldquo;Making a Will in T\u00fcrkiye: Formalities and Key Considerations&rdquo;, dated 9 October 2023 &mdash; forms, formalities and excluded witnesses.<\/li>\n        <li>CBHukuk, &ldquo;Validity Requirements for a Last Will and Testament in Turkey&rdquo;, last updated 5 October 2026 &mdash; article numbers for the three forms, capacity and reserved shares.<\/li>\n        <li>Istanbul Lawyer Firm, &ldquo;Wills in Turkey: Drafting, Probate and Inheritance Distribution&rdquo;, published 5 July 2025 and updated 10 May 2026 &mdash; reserved-share fractions, the reduction action and the Article 559 time limits.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.88rem;\"><strong>This guide is general information, not legal advice.<\/strong> Turkish statutory wording, thresholds and procedure change, and a will is the one document whose defects surface when you are no longer able to correct them. 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