Family, Inheritance and Law of Persons: Articles

Sales, care arrangements, gifts and family distributions that the Court of Cassation does not treat as simulation by the deceased; transfers as loan security, the cadastre and the land registry rights of a good-faith third party.

For parents connected with different countries, the child arrangement requires clear provisions, from the school calendar to the handing over of the passport, from important decisions to transport costs. This guide addresses, with concrete examples, the main elements of a protocol that takes into account court supervision and the need for enforcement in the other country.

A foreign custody decision can be re-regulated in Türkiye if jurisdiction exists and the child's current interests allow. The conditions for recognition, modification, urgent protection and return must be kept apart.

The type of custody decision changes the court to be applied to and the time limit. This guide explains the divorce judgment and a stand-alone change of custody, the UETS notification calculation, interim measure requests and complaints against child handover procedures, with concrete examples and verified Court of Cassation decisions.

In allegations of violence and neglect, the child's safety requires custody, personal contact and protective measures to be assessed together. The routes under Law No. 6284, the Turkish Civil Code and the Child Protection Law, supervised contact, application documents and time limits are explained through a concrete example and two full-text judicial decisions.

The court, evidence, interim measures and deletion after judgment in an action for removal of a mortgage.

Removing a mortgage placed on the family residence without spousal consent, and current case law.

Removing a mortgage where the land registry carries no family residence annotation: proof and the bank's good faith.

Recognition, enforceability and actual enforcement of a Turkish order in the destination country; the required documents and the distinction between the available routes.

Jurisdiction, habitual residence and applicable law in Turkish–foreign marriages, with two foreign parents, and for Turkish families living abroad.

Applying to the Judicial Support and Victim Services Directorate, handover orders, the 48-hour notice and the distinct complaint routes.

A workable parenting plan for school, health, place of residence and expenses in joint custody; the court’s assessment and the limits of the decisions.

Why do being right, fault and proof differ in divorce cases? The lawfulness of digital evidence, interference by the family of origin, economic abuse and recent case law.

A guide for Turkish and foreign heirs: certificate of inheritance, debts and disclaimer time limits, inheritance and transfer tax, title transfer, wills and partition.

There is no single time limit for actions for cancellation of title and re-registration: limitation periods and preclusive periods depend on the legal ground, with cadastre, pre-emption and the 2025 transitional provisions.

How is the 10-year period calculated for a forgotten investment account? A legal guide to YTM transfer, the e-Devlet query, heirs’ applications and the 2026 return procedure.

The right of action in decedent simulation of a spouse who married later, a child born later and an adopted child; Court of Cassation decisions, intent to divert assets, evidence and time-limit distinctions.

The requirements of an ecrimisil action, the rights of co-owners and heirs, the exceptions to prevention of use, calculation based on rent and agricultural income, and current litigation procedure.

Timing of the action, proof of personal property, bank transfers, valuation and the practical effects of Court of Cassation decisions in the liquidation of the matrimonial property regime.

The applicable law, recognition, enforcement of the property ruling, the time limit for the action and the documents to prepare for a foreign divorce judgment.