Inheritance and Estate Law: Articles

Crypto-asset inheritance: the transfer of Bitcoin, an exchange account and a cold wallet; a guide to foreign heirs, documents, access, tax and division.

Death benefit in life insurance: the beneficiary, loan debt, rejection based on the health declaration, application time limits and an explanation of a Court of Cassation decision.

Who receives the savings when a BES participant dies? A guide covering the beneficiary, State contribution, tax, applying from abroad and a real Court of Cassation decision.

Transferring an inherited asset in Türkiye to a foreign or overseas-resident heir is not limited to obtaining a certificate of inheritance.

Using a foreign certificate of inheritance in Türkiye requires a broader review than checking whether it carries an apostille.

A foreign heir often needs to show their heirship with a usable document in order to transact at a bank, land registry or other institution in Türkiye.

An heir living abroad can have most estate procedures in Türkiye followed through a suitably drawn power of attorney.

How are inherited land registry, bank, vehicle, investment and digital assets found in Türkiye? Debt research, estate determination and time limits for foreign heirs.

Collecting inherited bank funds in Türkiye: foreign heir documents, joint instruction, tax withholding, declaration periods and transfer abroad.

How to handle foreign death and family records, apostilles, translations, name differences and missing-document requests in estate matters in Türkiye.

Disputes over a freeze on an inherited bank account and over joint accounts: withdrawals by a single heir, restitution claims, time limits and comparative Court of Cassation decisions.

The applicable law, document file, tax deadlines and asset-by-asset transfer steps for foreign heirs and persons living abroad.

Apostille, translation, recognition, enforcement, land-registry transfer and the new Turkish certificate are separate questions; opposing views and the European Certificate of Succession.

Notary limits, applications to the civil court of peace, family records and foreign-law research; current decisions and wrong document routes.

A guide to establishing a new foundation by will: sufficiency of assets, application after death, reserved-portion calculation, heirs' actions and management after registration.

A guide to interpreting unclear will wording, covering manifest errors, old and new land registry entries, multiple wills and the limits of form.

A guide that distinguishes conditions, modal burdens (yükleme) and legacy claims (vasiyet alacağı), explaining questions of invalidity, performance, standing and time limits through concrete practical questions.

Consulate and foreign notary routes; separating transfer, sale, collection and special authority; document delivery and accountability.

Conditions, the six-month period, special register entry, security, proof and liquidation in an action to annul a disclaimer of inheritance, with the distinction from TMK Article 618 and annulment of disposition.

A practical guide to the special abatement route open to a creditor when an indebted heir whose reserved portion has been infringed does not sue, covering documents, formal notice, time limits and the limits on collection.