Heirship of The State of Turkish Republic Under Turkish Inheritance Law If the inheritor dies without leaving an inheritor, such as the upper lineage or a spouse, their inheritance remains entirely with the state. It is necessary that no one should be appointed as an heir by doing a testimony
Recognition and Enforcement of The Divorce Judgment Given by The courts in Foreign Countries A divorce judgement taken by the judicial authorities of foreign countries, are not automatically recognized in Turkey. Recognition and enforcement cases should be filed for these rules and orders to be valid in Turkey. Recognition is
Situation of The Surviving Spouse on Inheritance in Turkey The surviving spouse is not the cognate of the inheritor, however they are heirs of the inheritor with the other heir presumptive. The spouse can be an inheritor with all groups of heirs. The spouse’s share of inheritance in Turkish Law
Loss and Cancellation of Negotiable Instruments in Turkey The right, which is the content of the negotiable instrument in Turkish law, cannot be claimed separately from the deed to which it is attached. The holder of the deed may not be able to claim the right they have in cases
Inheritance in Turkish Law The heirs must be alive at the time of death in order for the inheritance in Turkish law. The exception of this is the inheritance of the fetus. The passage of the inheritance to the heirs takes place as a whole. This means that the transition
Bills of Exchanges in Turkey Policies, bonds and checks as commercial bills are called bills of exchanges in other words. The provisions on bills of exchanges are specially regulated in the Turkish Commercial Code since they have a great importance in commercial life. Bills of exchange in Turkish Law can
Discretion of The Republic Prosecutor in the Investigation and Prosecution in Turkish Law After the public prosecutor received news that a crime was committed they have a discretion power to immediately start an investigation or not, whether to file a public action and to carry out the case until the
Partition of the Inheritance in Turkey The inheritors can share the inheritance as they wish by making a contract between each other in Turkey. This is called the partition of inheritance agreement. This agreement must be made in writing with the participation of all heirs. The inheritors can request the
The Disclaimer of The Inheritance The inheritance is automatically passed on to the heirs in Turkish law so there must be a clear statement of will for disclaiming the inheritance. However the inheritance will be considered to be automatically disclaimed in one case as presumption in the Turkish law of
Punitive Damages in Anglo American Law The compensation logic in Continental European law is based on the principles of offsetting and proportionality to the damage incurred. We see that the ongoing practice of compensation in Anglo-American law is based on a much different basis. In the Turkish law, which is