General Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law (Art. 495–571) Doç. Dr. Tuba Birinci Uzun  - Kitap

General Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law

(Art. 495–571)

1. Baskı, 
Temmuz 2024
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Dili:
İngilizce
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16x24
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200
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9789750293795
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Karton Kapaklı
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Kitabın Açıklaması
This book entitled General Principles of Turkish Inheritance Law examines the provisions of the Turkish Civil Code between 495 and 571. In order to make the book easy to understand, a simple language has been used throughout the book and the theoretical information has been supported by several examples.
The book consists of 18 chapters as follows:
Introduction to inheritance law
Basic concepts of inheritance law
Legal heirs
Testamentary dispositions
Types of wills
Revocation of will
Principles of will interpretation
Appointing heirs and bequeathing legacy
Conditions and burdens in testamentary dispositions
Designation of substitute heir and remainderman
Establishment of a foundation by testamentary disposition
Appointing an executor of a will
Contracts of succession
Contracts of renunciation of inheritance
Annulment of testamentary dispositions
Testamentary freedom, statutory entitlement (reserved share) and disposable part of the estate
Disinheritance
Action for reduction (action in abatement)
The book is intended for Turkish lawyers practising internationally, foreign lawyers wishing to gain a general understanding of Turkish inheritance law, and students and researchers studying law in Englishwishing to improve their legal English.
Kitabın Konu Başlıkları
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Basic Concepts
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Legal (Statutory) Heırs
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Testamentary Dispositions
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Kitabın İçindekileri
Table of Contents
Foreword 
5
List of Abbreviations 
15
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION TO INHERITANCE LAW
I. Concept of inheritance law 
17
II. Functions of inheritance law 
17
III. Views influencing inheritance law regulations 
18
IV. Related legislation 
20
CHAPTER II
BASIC CONCEPTS OF INHERITANCE LAW
I. Deceased 
23
II. Death 
23
III. Estate 
24
IV. Principle of universal succession 
26
V. Heir 
28
VI. Legatee (testamentary beneficiary) 
28
VII. Testamentary dispositions 
29
CHAPTER III
LEGAL (STATUTORY) HEIRS
I. Concept of legal (statutory) heir 
31
II. The first parentela (descendants) 
32
III. The second parentela (parental line) 
33
IV. The third parentela (grandparental line) 
33
V. Heirship of the adopted child 
34
VI. Surviving spouse 
34
VII. Heirship of the state 
35
CHAPTER IV
TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS
I. Concept of testamentary dispositions 
37
II. Testamentary freedom 
38
III. Testamentary capacity 
39
CHAPTER V
TYPES OF WILLS
I. Holographic will 
43
A. In general 
43
B. ments 
43
1. Handwriting 
43
2. Testamentary purpose (animus testandi) 
45
3. Date 
45
4. Signature 
46
C. Deposit of a holographic will 
47
II. Will by public deed 
47
A. In general 
47
B. Will drawn up by reading and signing 
48
C. Will drawn up without reading and signing 
48
D. ments for witnesses 
49
III. Oral will 
50
A. In general 
50
B. ments 
50
C. Procedure 
51
D. Loss of validity 
53
CHAPTER VI
REVOCATION OF WILL
I. In general 
55
II. Express revocation of a will 
55
III. Implied revocation of a will 
56
IV. Revocation of a will by destruction 
58
CHAPTER VII
PRINCIPLES OF WILL INTERPRETATION
I. In general 
61
II. Interpretation of the will as declared 
61
III. Subjective interpretation 
62
IV. Using reasons and evidence other than testamentary dispositions 
63
V. Principle of favor testamenti 
63
VI. Interpretation in favour of the legal heir 
65
CHAPTER VIII
APPOINTING HEIRS AND BEQUEATHING LEGACY
I. Appointing heirs 
67
II. Bequeathing legacy 
70
A. In general 
70
B. Specific bequest 
71
C. General bequest 
72
D. Elective bequest 
72
E. Sub–bequest 
73
F. Advance bequest (pre–legacy) 
74
G. Annuity bequest 
74
H. Procurement bequest 
75
I. Bequest of usufruct 
75
J. Bequest made for the transfer of the right to a claim 
76
K. Bequest made to release a person from debt 
77
L. Bequest of life insurance 
77
CHAPTER IX
CONDITIONS AND BURDENS IN TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS
I. Conditional testamentary dispositions 
79
II. Testamentary burdens 
81
CHAPTER X
DESIGNATION OF SUBSTITUTE (ALTERNATE) HEIR AND REMAINDERMAN
I. Designation of substitute (alternate) heir 
87
II. Designation of remainderman 
92
A. In general 
92
B. Stages 
95
CHAPTER XI
CREATION OF A FOUNDATION BY A TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION
I. In general 
101
II. Application for the registration 
102
III. Acquisition of ownership of the allocated assets 
102
CHAPTER XII
APPOINTING AN EXECUTOR OF A WILL
I. In general 
105
II. Duties and powers of the executor of a will 
106
III. Supervision of the executor of a will 
108
CHAPTER XIII
CONTRACTS OF SUCCESSION
I. In general 
111
II. Types of contracts of succession 
112
A. Positive contract of succession–negative contract of succession 
112
B. Unilateral contract of succession–bilateral contract of succession 
113
C. Contract of succession with consideration–contract of succession without consideration 
114
III. Capacity to make a contract of succession 
115
IV. Form of the contract of succession 
117
V. Termination of the contract of succession 
119
A. By mutual agreement of the parties 
119
B. Reservation of the right of unilateral revocation by the testator 
120
C. Unilateral revocation by the testator in the case of a ground for disinheritance 
120
D. Non–performance of the inter vivos obligation 
121
E. Lack of testamentary capacity 
121
F. Lack of form 
122
G. Defects of consent 
122
VI. Nullity of the contract of succession 
123
A. Predeceased heirlegatee 
123
B. Unworthiness to inherit 
124
C. Contract of succession between divorced spouses 
124
D. Fictitious contract of succession 
124
VII. Dispositions contrary to the contract of succession 
125
CHAPTER XIV
CONTRACTS OF RENUNCIATION OF INHERITANCE
I. Definition of the contract of renunciation of inheritance 
129
II. Parties of the contract of renunciation of inheritance 
130
III. Form of the contract of renunciation of inheritance 
130
IV. Legal effects of the contract of renunciation of inheritance 
130
A. With regard to the renouncing party 
130
B. With regard to the descendants of the renouncing party 
131
V. Nullity of the contract of renunciation of inheritance 
132
A. If the renunciation is in favour of a specific person 
132
B. If the renunciation is not in favour of a specific person 
132
VI. Rights of the creditors of the estate 
133
CHAPTER XV
ANNULMENT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS
(DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS)
I. In general 
137
II. Grounds for invalidity 
137
A. Lack of testamentary capacity 
137
B. Defects of consent 
139
1. In general 
139
2. Mistake 
140
3. Fraud 
140
4. Duresscoercion 
141
5. Unfair exploitation 
143
6. Mental reservation, locandi causa and simulatio 
144
C. Unlawfulness and immorality 
145
D. Lack of form 
146
III. Action for annulment 
147
CHAPTER XVI
TESTAMENTARY FREEDOM, STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT
(RESERVED SHARE) AND DISPOSABLE PART OF THE ESTATE
I. Testamentary freedom 
151
II. Statutory entitlement (reserved share) 
152
III. Disposable part of the estate 
160
IV. Calculation of the disposable part 
161
CHAPTER XVII
DISINHERITANCE
I. In general 
165
II. Punitive disinheritance 
165
A. In general 
165
B. Grounds for punitive disinheritance 
166
1. If the heir has committed a serious crime against the testatora person close to the testator 
166
2. If the heir has seriously breached hisher obligations under family law towards the testatormembers of the testator's family 
167
C. Form of punitive disinheritance 
169
D. Legal effects of punitive disinheritance 
170
III. Protective disinheritance 
172
CHAPTER XVIII
ACTION FOR REDUCTION (ACTION IN ABATEMENT)
I. Concept of reduction 
175
II. ments 
175
III. Claimant 
176
IV. Defendant 
177
V. Procedure 
177
VI. Transactions subject to reduction 
178
VII. Reduction procedure 
181
VIII. Order of reduction 
184
Bibliography 
189
Glossary 
197