Inheritance and Gift Law ?


     Children are reserved heirs in Turkey and have automatic inheritance rights. If you have no children, your parents become your reserved heirs. If your parents are no longer alive, your sisters or brothers are next in line to inherit. A spouse has limited entitlements and the amount to which they are entitled depends on whether there are children or not.
     The reserved portion for children is 75%, for parents 50 %,for each brother and sister 25%. The spouse is entitled to the remainder. If there are no reserved heirs, the spouse is entitled to the entire estate.
     Turkish gifts laws provide that non Turkish residents can only gift Turkish real estate to relatives resident in Turkey.

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