Wills & Estate Planning in Turkey for Foreign Property Owners
Medeni Hukuk Published On: 28.07.2026 ⏱ 1 dk okuma

Wills & Estate Planning in Turkey for Foreign Property Owners

Drafting valid Turkish wills, reserved portion rights (Pflichtteil), and avoiding probate delays for real estate in Turkey.

Structuring Estate Plans for Assets in Turkey

Proactive estate planning safeguards foreign-owned assets in Turkey and eliminates future succession disputes among legal heirs.

1. Recognized Types of Turkish Wills

  1. Official Notarized Will (Resmi Vasiyetname): Executed before a Turkish notary with two witnesses; highest evidentiary weight.
  2. Holographic Will (El Yazılı Vasiyetname): Fully handwritten, dated, and signed by the testator.

2. Statutory Reserved Portions (Saklı Pay)

Turkish law protects forced heirs (children, surviving spouse) with non-disposable statutory shares that testators cannot disinherit.

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